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He doesn't. Mercutio is not in that scene, and Benvolio and Romeo do not part company.
At the end of Act 2 scene 1, when Romeo does not appear, Benvolio concludes that he "means not to be found". In other words, he thinks that Romeo is hiding.
Quite a lot of Romeo and Benvolio's conversation in I, 1 is in rhyming couplets. Romeo has more rhyming lines than Benvolio does.
In Act I Scene 1, Montague, in his second line, says "Speak, nephew, were you by when it began". The nephew he is talking to is Benvolio. If Benvolio is the nephew of Romeo's father, Benvolio and Romeo must be first cousins.
It doesn't say anything about Romeo's cousin, but many people mistakenly think Benvolio is. Benvolio is just his friend. Benvolio is the Prince's cousin. Sorry, that's wrong. Benvolio is Romeo's cousin. In Act 1 Scene 1 Benvolio says to Romeo's father "My noble uncle, do you know the cause?" (somewhere around line 150) and later in the scene he greets Romeo "Good morrow, cousin." (about 15 lines later).
He doesn't. Mercutio is not in that scene, and Benvolio and Romeo do not part company.
Benvolio is speaking to Mercutio at the end of Act 2, Scene 1 in Romeo and Juliet. They are discussing Romeo's sudden disappearance, as he has climbed over the wall into the Capulet's garden.
At the end of Act 2 scene 1, when Romeo does not appear, Benvolio concludes that he "means not to be found". In other words, he thinks that Romeo is hiding.
A servingman, Juliet, the Nurse, Benvolio
Quite a lot of Romeo and Benvolio's conversation in I, 1 is in rhyming couplets. Romeo has more rhyming lines than Benvolio does.
In Act I Scene 1, Montague, in his second line, says "Speak, nephew, were you by when it began". The nephew he is talking to is Benvolio. If Benvolio is the nephew of Romeo's father, Benvolio and Romeo must be first cousins.
Benvolio, Romeo's cousin, takes him to the Capulet house for a party to cheer him up and distract him from his heartbreak over Rosaline. This happens in the first Act.
Benvolio tries but fails.
It doesn't say anything about Romeo's cousin, but many people mistakenly think Benvolio is. Benvolio is just his friend. Benvolio is the Prince's cousin. Sorry, that's wrong. Benvolio is Romeo's cousin. In Act 1 Scene 1 Benvolio says to Romeo's father "My noble uncle, do you know the cause?" (somewhere around line 150) and later in the scene he greets Romeo "Good morrow, cousin." (about 15 lines later).
In Act I, scene i of Romeo and Juliet, Benvolio embodies the archetype of the peacemaker. He tries to prevent the violent conflict between the Capulets and Montagues, showcasing his calm and diplomatic nature. Benvolio's role as a mediator aligns with the archetype of a character who seeks to bring harmony and resolution in the midst of chaos.
"Here comes Romeo! Here comes Romeo!" These are the exact words Benvolio uses in Act 2 Scene 4, and they are of course in modern English because that is the language Shakespeare wrote in.
In Act 1 Romeo tells Benvolio that he is in love but his love is not reciprocating.