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  • L. (b) '.]] [Footnote 28:' Benvolio '[Lord Grosvenor,' MS.

    Byron's Poetical Works, Volume 1 George Gordon Byron Byron 1806

  • Hart came striding offstage and abruptly said I would be led out to dance La Duchesse but to a slow sombre beat, in the final scene, by Benvolio (Nick) and then left to stand at the back and silently feign to weep when the Prince (Theo) makes his speech and they bring in the dead lovers (Kitty and Mr. Hart).

    Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011

  • Hart came striding offstage and abruptly said I would be led out to dance La Duchesse but to a slow sombre beat, in the final scene, by Benvolio (Nick) and then left to stand at the back and silently feign to weep when the Prince (Theo) makes his speech and they bring in the dead lovers (Kitty and Mr. Hart).

    Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011

  • The other members of the cast all bring sharp strokes of individuality to their performances: Kevin O'Donnell's Mercutio, for instance, is drunken and despondent, while Sam Parrott's Benvolio is an immature wolf-whistler.

    Love, Fresh and New Terry Teachout 2011

  • Well, that and the fact fanfiction is unmoderated -- so you can get as much crap as comes in the average slushpile, but also the stories that publishers won't pick up because they think 'the secret love affair of Benvolio and Mercutio' wouldn't sell.

    What is Fanfiction? blitheringpooks 2010

  • He's taunted about it by his friends, Benvolio (Rob Mueller) and Mercutio (Jayme Bell), until he sees Juliet (Kyra Corradin) at a Capulet party.

    Fall Fringe: Capital Fringe Festival shows to fall for one more time Fiona Zublin 2010

  • Mercutio to Benvolio, each calling the other quarrelsome.

    Gay Rights dochyel 2006

  • Mercutio to Benvolio, describing the young Capulet's obsession with the new.

    Shakespeare's Insult 16 February kradical 2006

  • Mercutio telling Benvolio about the posturing Capulet Tybalt's challenge to their friend Romeo, a Montague.

    Shakespeare's Insult 21 July 2006 kradical 2006

  • Oh, and in other news - Romeo was an emo kid and Benvolio was gay and jealous of Juliet.

    hamletwildie Diary Entry hamletwildie 2005

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