Benvolio
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Benvolio Montague () is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet. He is Lord Montague's nephew and Romeo's cousin. Benvolio serves as an unsuccessful peacemaker in the play, attempting to prevent violence between the Capulet and Montague families.
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Benvolio Montague () is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet. He is Lord Montague's nephew and Romeo's cousin. Benvolio serves as an unsuccessful peacemaker in the play, attempting to prevent violence between the Capulet and Montague families.
==Etymology== The name Benvolio is based on , 'well-wisher' or 'peacemaker'a role he fills, to some degree, as a peacemaker for his cousin Romeo. (Compare the derivation of Malvolio'ill-will'in Twelfth Night.)