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Benvolio In William Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is characterized as a someone who is in a state of turmoil, and is desperate for love. When the story first mentions Romeo, he is described to be hiding away from something. Benvolio is the one to bring this up,”Towards him I made, but he was ware of me; And stole into the covert of the wood; I, measuring affections by my own; Which then most sought where most might not be found”, (Act 1, Sc I, 121-124). Romeo, according to Benvolio, was hiding into the woods when he first saw him, in a place where one would go if they wanted to be alone. This fact is especially notable due to the fact that Romeo and Benvolio are cousins, and very close friends, so it is odd that Romeo is so desperate to hide
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