Read the excerpt from Act I, scene ii of Romeo and Juliet. Benvolio: At this same ancient feast of Capulet’s, 70 Sups the fair Rosaline, whom thou so lov’st, With all the admired beauties of Verona: Go thither; and, with unattainted eye Compare her face with some that I shall show, And I will make thee think thy swan a crow. Benvolio is a comic figure in this excerpt because he is willing to break rules. has limited knowledge of Verona. makes light of Romeo’s heartache. makes careless mistakes.