Benvolio vs. Mercutio in Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet :: William Shakespeare

It was a hot summer day in the town squ be of Verona when the two households came face to face, both flavour and showing their emnity. In the play of Romeo and Juliet, written by Shakespeare, Tybalt wishes to fight Romeo and since Romeo is refusing to battle him, Mercutio steps up and takes Romeos place. Benvolio is, like always, begging and pleading for them to keep the peace. All by dint of the tale, Romeos best friends, Benvolio and Mercutio, try to help Romeo with their own particular methods. Surprisingly, there are no characters that differ from each other more than Benvolio and Mercutio. Although Benvolio and Mercutio are alike because they are both very loyal to Romeo, they are different because Benvolio is calm, level-headed, and honest and Mercutio tends to be a sarcastic, raging person who follows his emotions more than his common sense.Mercutio and Benvolio express loyalty and friendship toward Romeo. Mercutio battles Tybalt in order to defend Romeos honor, when Ro meo has already made it clear that he doesnt want anyone to fight. Mercutio bravely faces the furious Tybalt and says O calm, dishonorable, vile submission Tybalt you rat-catcher leave you walk? (Scene Five). Benvolio also shows he is faithful to Romeo when he devises the brilliant plan of crashing the Capulets ball, in an attempt to cure his friend Romeos depression. When he says ... Supper is done, and we shall come too late. (Scene Two), hes convince Romeo to go to the ball to have some fun or else itll be too late and hell stay heart broken.Mercutio and Benvolio are different because Mercutio is a wild person that likes to pick fights even though they arent his battles. When Tybalt is looking for Romeo, Mercutio steps up and declares ... Here is my fiddlestick, heres that shall make you dance. (Scene Five), thus making Tybalt even angrier and causing a fight. You locoweed see Benvolio is a peace-keeping person especially when he states I do but keep the peace put up thy sword... (Scene One). He says this mainly because he doesnt want anyone to get hurt or get in trouble with the law.Although Mercutio and Benvolio are really close to being antithesis of one another, they are also homogeneous because they are both incredibly loyal and faithful to Romeo. Though they are an oddly matched pair, they somehow combine to add their own unique flavors to Romeo and Juliet.