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Benvolio Montague (Italian: Benvolio Montecchi) is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet. He is Lord Montague 's nephew and Romeo 's cousin. Benvolio serves as an unsuccessful peacemaker in the play, attempting to prevent violence between the Capulet and Montague families.
Christopher Strauli (born 13 April 1946) is an English film, television and theatre actor. ... He appeared as Benvolio in Romeo and Juliet (1978) ...
Mihok was born in New York City, [5] the son of theater actors Andrea Mihok (née Cloak) and Raymond Thorne (né Mihok). [6] [7] He has two older sisters: Gwen Mihok, an actress, and Cecily Trenka, a science teacher. [8] [9] He is of Czech and British descent. [10] Mihok grew up in Greenwich Village and lived in the artist community Westbeth on ...
A shootout occurs between Montague Benvolio, Romeo's cousin, and Capulet Tybalt, Juliet's cousin, creating chaos in the city. The Chief of Police, Captain Prince, arrests Benvolio and Tybalt before reprimanding the families, warning them that if such an event occurs again, their lives "shall pay the forfeit of the peace".
Leo Staar was born in London and grew up in Worthing, West Sussex.After graduating from drama school in 2009, he went straight into theatre, playing the roles of Ferdinand in The Tempest and Benvolio in Romeo and Juliet in the Cambridge Shakespeare Festival.
Benvolio spends most of Act I attempting to distract his cousin from his infatuation with Rosaline, but following the first appearance of Mercutio in I.iv, he and Mercutio become more closely aligned until III.i. In that scene, he drags the fatally wounded Mercutio offstage, before returning to inform Romeo of Mercutio's death and the Prince of ...
The film adaptation of a Shakespeare play was a financial success during its time of release. It became popular among teenagers because it was the first adaptation to cast actors close to the age of the characters from the original play. Many critics also praised the film. It won Academy Awards for Best Cinematography and Best Costume Design.
Ed Westwick was the first actor to read the script. [7] In April 2011, Hailee Steinfeld was said to be in talks for the lead role as Juliet. [8] Owing to Steinfeld's age, changes had to be made. Director Carlo Carlei explained, "There was a lovemaking scene that included nudity for the married Romeo and Juliet.