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sm123
sm123
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High School - 10th Grade

What qualities do Mercutio and Benvolio share?

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Posted by sm123 on Monday March 9, 2009 at 12:44 AM and tagged with benvolio, characters, mercutio, romeo and juliet.

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  1. cbetances Teacher
    High School - 9th Grade

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    Benvolio and Mercutio are both very loyal to Romeo and the Montagues. Although Benvolio is Romeo's cousin, both he and Mercutio are best friends and confidants to Romeo. Throughout Act I, they both worry about Romeo's melancholy regarding Rosaline. In Act II, they are concerned when Romeo goes off to profess his love to Rosaline.

    They are both also involved in the feud between the Montagues and Capulets, even though Mercutio is not part of either family (he is in fact related to the Prince). Mercutio and Benvolio are both negatively affected by the feud and it even takes Mercutio's life in Act III.

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    http://www.enotes.com/romeo/introduction

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    Posted by cbetances on Tuesday March 10, 2009 at 2:43 PM