Benvolio advises his lovesick friend Romeo, (son of Montague), to abandon his unrequited love for Rosaline and seek another. That night, Capulet holds a masked ball to encourage a courtship between his daughter, Juliet, and Paris, a relative of the Prince.Click to see full answer. Also question is, what happened at the ball in Romeo and Juliet?In any event, the three sneak into the costume ball, wearing masks to disguise their identities. While Romeo’s focus is on spying Rosaline, it is at the Capulet Ball where he spots Juliet for the first time. Juliet, in the meantime, plays to Count Paris, but is as smitten by Romeo’s introduction as Romeo is by her.Also, did Romeo and Juliet meet at a masquerade ball? Capulet, while he thinks that Juliet is too young, invites Paris to a masquerade ball (a party where all the guests wear masks) to see if he and Juliet will fall in love. Benvolio believes that Romeo will find other women just as worthy of his love as Rosaline, and Romeo agrees because he wants to see Rosaline. Beside above, why did Romeo go to the ball? In Act 1, Scene 2, Romeo agrees to go to the Capulet party because he reads that Rosaline will be there. Benvolio also wants to attend the party with Romeo, so that he can show Romeo a whole bunch of other beautiful women and help him get his mind off of Rosaline.What did Romeo say when he first saw Juliet?Romeo opens with “she doth teach the torches to burn bright!” After this, he uses language such as “Like a rich jewel in an Ethiope’s ear;” and “Did my heart love till now?” and “I ne’er saw true beauty till this night.” Romeo is completely consumed with the sight of Juliet.