Explanation:
The sentence should be "The cake smells sweet." or "The cake is smelling sweet." The sentence is missing punctuation and capitalizing the beginning letter in the sentence. I would also prefer the first sentence as it has more consistency.
The masthead I believe. He's comparing himself to a part of a ship. He compares his skin to the wood.
Benvolio is talking about Rosaline.
Explanation:
Romeo has not yet met Juliet at the Capulet party and he does not know about Juliet at this point in the play. The only woman that he loves is Rosaline but that changes when he sees Juliet.