Benvolio's Decisions In 'Romeo And Juiet'

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Throughout the play, Romeo and Juiet, written by William Shakespeare, Benvolio’s decision to be honest, encourage Romeo's bad choices, and get Romeo banished affected others negatively in the long run,thus supporting the theme “one’s decisions do not occur in isolation”. Shakespeare drafted Benvolio as an honest person who is also extremely reliable. When somebody needs to know the truth, if Benvolio was there, they would ask him for the rundown. Benvolio is also Romeo’s cousin, and best friend, so he is very encouraging to Romeo. Benvolio made pretty good decisions, but they were only convenient for him. Therefore, Benvolio’s decisions ended up affecting his peers negatively in the long run, whether it was intentional or not. Benvolio’s