Relationship between Romeo and Benvolio in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

Romeo and Benvolio are cousins and mebers of the house of Montague. They are intimate friends and do not hide secrets from each other. Romeo and Benvolio comfort each other when they have to face dilemmas and solve them together. Benvolio is peaceful and when a fight outbreaks, he always tries to calm the situation as in Act I Scene I when he tells some fighting servants "Part fools! Put up your swords; you know not what you do." When Romeo is frustrated and forbids his parents to near him, Benvolio acts as a mediator and solves the situation. This is shown in Act I Scene I when Benvolio is with the Montagues and Romeo enters the scene. Romeo is disappointed and so Benvolio tells the Montagues "See, where he comes: so please you step aside; I'll know his grievance, or be much denied." So the parents exit and Romeo confesses that he loves Rosaline but that she declined his love. Even at the end, Romeo's relation with Benvolio does not change and they remain friends but Benvolio will be forced to reveal that Romeo slew Tybalt.

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Arthur King of the Middle March by Kevin Crossley

The protagonist of Arthur King of the Middle March by Kevin Crossley, is the adolescent Arthur. Other characters are Lord Stephen, King Arthur, Lancelot, Gawain, Milon and Serle. The antagonist is Sir William. The story takes place between 1200 and 1203 during the fourth Crusade. It takes place in Venice, Zara and in the Middle March. In this story, Arthur is chosen to be Lord Stephen's squire during the crusade. Arthur has a magical stone in which he sees the legend of King Arthur and his knights. Later, Sir William, Arthur's father, joins the crusaders that sets sail towards Zara, to conquer it. After the conquer of the city, they settle there for the winter, but Sir William and Lord Stephen duel and Sir William dies while Lord Stephen is deeply wounded. So Arthur has to leave the crusade and bring Lord Stephen back to the Middle March, where King Arthur's realm once stood.

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Cirque du Freak by Darren Shan

The protagonist of Cirque du Freak by Darren Shan, is a boy named Darren. There are also Steve, Darren's sister Annie and Darren's parents. The antagonists are Madame Octa and Mr. Crepsley. The story takes place in the 1990's. The story's settings are the school, Darren's house, the old theatre and the graveyard. In this story Steve and Darren manage to get the tickets for the Cirque du Freak. There they see extraordinary things and Darren is attracted by a poisonous spider named Madame Octa while Steve is suspicious about her master, Mr. Crepsley, who really is a vampire. Steve asks Mr. Crepsley if he could make him his vampire assistant but Mr.Cresley refuses. Then, Darren steals Madame Octa and makes her perform small tricks, secretly, in his bedroom. One day Steve visits Darren's home and is bitten by Madame Octa. To save him, Darren will have to simulate his own death, become a half vampire and Mr. Crepsley's assistant.

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