Here were the servants of your adversary, And yours, close fighting ere I did approach. I drew to part them. In the instant came
The fiery Tybalt, with his sword prepared, Which, as he breathed defiance to my ears, He swung about his head and cut the winds, Who, nothing hurt withal, hissed him in scorn. While we were interchanging thrusts and blows, Came more and more and fought on part and part, Till the Prince came, who parted either part.
Benvolio's narration of how the street fight began and how servants of both houses were to be blamed for the fight.
Explanation:
Quoted from Act I scene i of the romantic tragedy play "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, these lines are said by Benvolio. He is a minor character who is the cousin of Romeo and Lord Montague's nephew.
In Act I scene i, we see Benvolio explaining to Lord Montague about the fight scene which was dispersed off by Prince Escalus. He narrates how it was started by the servants of both houses of the Capulets and the Montagues. He also told him how he tried to disperse them but Tybalt came brandishing his sword and taunting him which further led to more fighting. It was only when the prince came that the blows stop.
