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    characters are Mercutio and Benvolio, and they both play a major role in the events that take place in this play. Mercutio is a foil to Benvolio and we can see how these two people have opposite qualities and will react differently to difficult situations. Conflicts in the play will show us how Mercutio is hot headed and quick to act, while Benvolio is calm and logical. Benvolio is calm and helps keep the peace between the other hot headed characters in the play. Benvolio shows his brave, peaceful

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    names of Benvolio and Mercutio give us insight into their personalities. How are they foils for Tybalt and Romeo, respectively? What character traits do they accentuate/highlight in the other? How do you think the pairing of these characters influences our views of them as individuals? In other words, would the character be who/what they are without their foil? Explain your thoughts. The names of Benvolio and Mercutio give us keen insight on to each as characters and their traits. Benvolio gets his

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    1597. It was a play set in the city of Verona in Italy in the time of renaissance and the character I will be writing about is Benvolio. Benvolio is an obscure character in the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet who tries in all means to let peace prevail. His mission of peace wanting was not always acknowledged and accomplished as conflicts were always the last resort. Benvolio tried his best to make a change between the Capulets and Montague through his foil, Mercutio and cousin Romeo, but ultimately achieved

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    Benvolio, Montague’s nephew and Romeo’s cousin, including a strong friendship attempts to keep confrontation down by all means and he does his best to be helpful. Benvolio is a quiet, seemingly obscure character who almost solely weaves a role of stability in a tapestry of unsettled characters benefits the story in many positive aspects for the story of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare is a play about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile

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    linked to Benvolio and Tybalt from the play Romeo and Juliet. One being very polite while the other is violent. Romeo and Juliet, a tragedy by William Shakespeare, is about two young lovers from opposing families (Romeo and Juliet) who meet at a party in Verona, fall in love, and get married the next day without anyone knowing. They both have cousins, Benvolio (Romeo’s cousin), and Tybalt (Juliet’s cousin) who are enemies along with their

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    Tybalt and Benvolio In William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet the opposition of Benvolio and Tybalt is deeply emphasized because they serve as dramatic foil to each other, Tybalt demonstrates the good and evil natures that exist in man, thus proving that evil is a destructive force. Tybalt and Benvolio differ in terms of values, respect and trust, but both are similar in the sense that they fiercely support their family. Readers see Tybalt as a pugnacious person and Benvolio as a person who

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    Benvolio’s strongest personality trait was honesty. No matter who was right, the Montagues or the Capulets, Benvolio would speak the truth. The prince of Verona himself asked Benvolio when he needed to know the truth: “Who began this bloody fray?” (47) He was funny, sensible, smart, and friendly. He shows these traits beginning his first line in the play to his last. Throughout the play, Benvolio demonstrates his common sense and his loyalty to his friends. He tries to serve as a restraining influence

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    As said by Benvolio in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, “Alas, that love, so gentle in his view,/ Should be so tyrannous and rough in proof!/”(1.1.165-166) Benvolio is basically saying that love seems so nice, peaceful, and innocent, but in reality it can be disastrous and can even sometimes be deadly. A world famous author/poet by the name of William Shakespeare wrote The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet back in the 1597. Romeo and Juliet is known as being the best love story in history. The main characters

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    Benvolio is a peacekeeper to the story, very kind-hearted, and holds a special trust in his cousin, Romeo. Benvolio is the peacekeeper in Romeo and Juliet. He wants no trouble, but gets pulled into it anyways. So naturally, he will try to maintain the peace instead of creating more issues. In Scene One, the Capulets and Montauges start quarreling on the streets over virtually nothing. Benvolio comes in and explains what had been going on, and tried to stop the arguing. “I drew part to them. In

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    Benvolio is a very important character in Romeo and Juliet as he acted as Romeo's companion, Benvolio is a compassionate, peaceful and considerate character. Firstly, Benvolio showed compassion towards Romeo in many instances. Benvolio said “At thy good hearts oppression,” he was crying because of how sad Romeo was due to being heartbroken (Act 1 Scene 1 Page 10). He also convinces Romeo to go to the Capulet’s for supper and look at some of the girls there even stating that, “Compare her face with

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