Romeo and Juliet

Question

What does Benvolio suggest about Romeo's whereabouts?

Synthesized answer

Benvolio suggests that Romeo is hiding among the trees to be with the "Humerous night" [4]. He believes Romeo's love is blind, making the darkness a suitable companion [4]. Benvolio also mentions that Romeo "ran this way and leapt this Orchard wall" [3], indicating he fled into the orchard.

Earlier, Benvolio states he saw Romeo walking abroad very early that morning near a grove of Sycamore trees [1]. Romeo then "stole into the couert of the wood" [1] when he saw Benvolio approaching. Benvolio also notes that Romeo "hath hid himselfe among these Trees" [4].

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parted either part Wife. O where is Romeo, saw you him to day? Right glad am I, he was not at this fray Ben. Madam, an houre before the worshipt Sun Peer'd forth the golden window of the East, A troubled mind draue me to walke abroad, Where vnderneath the groue of Sycamour, That West-ward rooteth from this City side: So earely walking did I see your Sonne: Towards him I made, but he was ware of me, And stole into the couert of the wood, I measuring his affections by my owne, Which then most sought, wher most might not be found: Being one too many by my weary…
Passage [10]
he bud bit with an enuious worme, Ere he can spread his sweete leaues to the ayre, Or dedicate his beauty to the same. Could we but learne from whence his sorrowes grow, We would as willingly giue cure, as know. Enter Romeo. Ben. See where he comes, so please you step aside, Ile know his greeuance, or be much denide Moun. I would thou wert so happy by thy stay, To heare true shrift. Come Madam let's away. Exeunt. Ben. Good morrow Cousin Rom. Is the day so young? Ben. But new strooke nine Rom. Aye me, sad houres seeme long: Was that my Father that went hence so fast?…
Passage [12]
rcutio. Ben. Romeo, my Cozen Romeo, Romeo Merc. He is wise, And on my life hath stolne him home to bed Ben. He ran this way and leapt this Orchard wall. Call good Mercutio: Nay, Ile coniure too Mer. Romeo, Humours, Madman, Passion, Louer, Appeare thou in the likenesse of a sigh, Speake but one time, and I am satisfied: Cry me but ay me, Prouant, but Loue and day, Speake to my goship Venus one faire word, One Nickname for her purblind Sonne and her, Young Abraham Cupid he that shot so true, When King Cophetua lou'd the begger Maid, He heareth not, he stirreth not,…
Passage [39]
circle, Of some strange nature, letting it stand Till she had laid it, and coniured it downe, That were some spight. My inuocation is faire and honest, & in his Mistris name, I coniure onely but to raise vp him Ben. Come, he hath hid himselfe among these Trees To be consorted with the Humerous night: Blind is his Loue, and best befits the darke Mer. If Loue be blind, Loue cannot hit the marke, Now will he sit vnder a Medler tree, And wish his Mistresse were that kind of Fruite, As Maides cal Medlers when they laugh alone, O Romeo that she were, O that she were An open,…
Passage [40]
whose merit most shall be: Which one more veiw, of many, mine being one, May stand in number, though in reckning none. Come, goe with me: goe sirrah trudge about, Through faire Verona, find those persons out, Whose names are written there, and to them say, My house and welcome, on their pleasure stay. Enter. Ser. Find them out whose names are written. Heere it is written, that the Shoo-maker should meddle with his Yard, and the Tayler with his Last, the Fisher with his Pensill, and the Painter with his Nets. But I am sent to find those persons whose names are writ, & can neuer…
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