#gay funnyman brain: little bastard angryboy tybalt fights large kind sweetboy benvolio because he doesn't know how to deal with his crush.

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my big brain is a romeo and juliet adaptation where benvolio's performative pacifism is a motif which mercutio constantly rags on to make sure the audience understands but my even BIGGER brain is genuinely kind, himbo benvolio who is just trying to vibe while some tiny bastard tries to fight with him 24/7.

#succ speaks #analytical brain: benvolio and tybalt's foil dynamic allows for a deeper exploration of their characters #wherein benvolio wants to fight but pretends he doesn't while tybalt doesn't want to fight but pretends he does #and one can present both of these struggles in a r&gad-esque spinoff play which ultimately alters nothing of the original plot & themes #but only enhances them through showing more ways which the feud affects those involved for deeply personal reasons. #gay funnyman brain: little bastard angryboy tybalt fights large kind sweetboy benvolio because he doesn't know how to deal with his crush. #r&j #shakespeare