The close friendship between Romeo, Mercutio and Benvolio manifests into destructive love. When Tybalt calls Romeo “a villain”, Mercutio fights him and dies. Romeo is filled with grief and anger as evidenced in the quote: “And fire-eyed fury be my conduct now!” Romeo never fights, but when he does, his impulsive actions result in violence which is “wild” and irrepressible. Shakespeare’s use of fricative alliteration highlights Romeo’s aggressive behaviour, which foreshadows the forthcoming event. His personification of “fury” being “fire-eyed”, demonstrates how Romeo’s anger is destructive and deadly, which compels him to fight Tybalt, out of love and revenge for Mercutio. Similarly, Mercutio tried to protect Romeo’s honour, out of love for