Benvolio And Mercutio In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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Benvolio and Mercutio are hanging out ,and Benvolio tells Mercutio that it's hot outside and there are a lot of Capulets around,so to avoid trouble they should leave. Tybalt, who is trying to find Romeo so he can get back at him for appearing at the Capulet party appears.Tybalt approaches Mercutio and Benvolio he then asks for Romeo. Mercutio gets annoyed and begins to taunt Tybalt. Tybalt who is already looking to quarrel with the Capulets. Romeo appears and Tybalt focuses his attention on Romeo accusing him of being a villain for appearing at the Capulet household party.
Romeo, who is secretly married to Juliet and that making him Tybalt’s in-law, tries to mitigate the situation and ignore Tybalt’s insult. Tybalt tells Romeo to draw his

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