Benvolio -- in hindsight, he could have made all the difference. Romeo's good friend has a hidden dark side. While Benvolio tries to behave above reproach, he is so ready for action that he keeps getting into trouble. Case in point, early on, he jumps in to stop a brawl... but it is Benviolio's exposed weapon that antagonizes Tybalt into getting involved. When Romeo battles Tybalt, Benvolio is in a position to intervene, but he …showed first 75 words of 861 total…

…showed last 75 words of 861 total…selfish act of faking her death, which greatly upset them. The Capulets were selfish for making Juliet marry a man that she did not love. Both of the families were selfish for continuing the fighting. Friar Lawrence ran away when they saw the two families go into the tomb. He wanted to prevent himself from getting in trouble. Tybalt was selfish for killing Mercutio. Romeo was not thinking of Juliet as he killed her cousin.