In act 1 scene 2 of romeo and juliet, how does benvolio support the archetype of devoted friend in the excerpt?

In act 1, scene 2, we find that Romeo is in love with a woman named Rosaline. He is devastated at the impossibility of being with her. Benvolio is listening and supporting Romeo. He tries to convince him that it is possible to forget her, while being understanding of Romeo's pain. He also suggests to him to keep his options open. They are about to go to a feast where many women will be present. Benvolio tells Romeo that this will be a good opportunity for him to compare Rosaline to other women.

the correct answer is d. a discussion of specific uses of alliteration

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when you are critiquing or evaluating a poem, you will mostly pay attention to the theme, as well as figures of speech and rhythm. alliteration is a figure of speech where consonants are repeated in neighboring words - and it is important for analysis of sound and rhythm, which is why it might appear in the evaluation of that poem.