Benvolio: i pray thee, good mercutio, let's retire: the day is hot, the capulets abroad, and, if we meet, we shall not 'scape a brawl; for now, these hot days, is the mad blood stirring. —romeo and juliet, william shakespeare what does this excerpt foreshadow? benvolio and mercutio will get sick from the heat. benvolio and mercutio will be jealous of the capulets’ travels. benvolio and mercutio will stop working soon. benvolio and mercutio will fight the capulets.