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He says that Tybalt came after Romeo but Romeo "spoke him fair", so he then went after Mercutio, and killed him when Romeo was trying to restrain him. He says Tybalt then fled, "but by and by comes back to Romeo" whereupon Romeo killed him, Benvolio being unable to prevent it.

This is mostly true, although he withholds the fact that Mercutio went out of his way to start a fight with Tybalt, who had no interest in fighting him. What Tybalt would have done to Romeo had Mercutio not been there is a director's call.

The play is clear that in fact Tybalt did seek Romeo out after Mercutio's death, so Romeo was acting in self-defence in fighting him. Tybalt re-enters and Benvolio says "Here comes the furious Tybalt back again." In most movie versions, it is Romeo who chases after Tybalt, which would make this part of Benvolio's account of the fight inaccurate also.

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What is Benvolios opinion about Mercutio?

He must like him because they are always hanging around together. He calls him "good Mercutio" but acknowledges that he is a quarrelsome person.


How does romeo respond to benvolios remark?

Romeo denies Tybalt's challenge to a fight. He does this because he has just been married to Juliet and now sees Tybalt as family although Tybalt doesn't because he does not know nor will he ever know. Romeo tells Tybalt he will not fight because he loves him.


What is Benvolios advice to Romeo in act one?

Benvolio counsels Romeo to forget Juliet by gazing on other beauties, but Romeo contends that the woman he loves is the most beautiful of all. Romeo departs, assuring Benvolio that he cannot teach him to forget his love. Benvolio resolves to do just that.


Why does mercutio decide to fight Tybalt and save romeo?

Mercutio does not "save Romeo" in the play by fighting Tybalt. Tybalt is about to walk away in contempt of the coward Romeo who will not fight him, and Mercutio gets involved, ostensibly to save Romeo's honour but basically just to get into a scrap. In the 1996 Baz Luhrman movie, the director has Tybalt beating Romeo when he will not fight, which does prompt Mercutio to join the fight. In that version Mercutio thinks that Tybalt will kill Romeo and that he needs to intervene to save his life. It's a more flattering read for Mercutio than what Shakespeare wrote.


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