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Benvolio Montague is a character in William Shakespeare's classic drama Romeo and Juliet. He is Romeo's cousin, and thus Lord Montague's nephew. He, along with Romeo, is also close friends with Mercutio, a kinsman to the Prince. Benvolio spends most of Act I attempting to distract his cousin from his infatuation with Rosaline, but following the first appearance of Mercutio in I.iv, he and Mercutio become insuperable until III.i - due to Mercutio's death, and Benvolio's subsequent disappearance. One of Benvolio's most important attributes is that he is non-confrontational with regards to the Montague-Capulet rivalry, trying to avoid fights and keep peace between the families. However, he does not hesitate to fight if necessary to "keep the peace," defending himself against Tybalt, Sampson, and Gregory in Act 1 Scene 1, i.e. Mercutio later accuses Benvolio of being far more volatile than his role in the play suggests, referencing incidents in which Benvolio allegedly "[fell] out with a tailor for wearing his new doublet before Easter" and "with another, for tying his new shoes with old ribbon."
It is worth noting that by the end of the play, Benvolio is the only principal character from his generation who has not been consumed by the violence springing from the feud between the Montagues and the Capulets and is thus the only survivor. Romeo, Juliet, Mercutio, Tybalt, and Paris are all killed.