What does Benvolio mean when he says “Compare her face with some that I shall show,/ And I will make thee think thy swan a crow” in lines 86–87? Why is Benvolio so confident that he can make Romeo get over Rosaline?

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Romeo and Juliet

What does Benvolio mean when he says “Compare her face with some that I shall show,/ And I will make thee think thy swan a crow” in lines 86–87? Why is Benvolio so confident that he can make Romeo get over Rosaline?

Sc. 2, Lines 82–102:

Asked by DispatchedMonkey on 5/3/2016 10:38 PM

Last updated by Aslan on 5/3/2016 10:42 PM

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Answered by Aslan on 5/3/2016 10:42 PM

Benvolio wants Romeo to stop obsessing about Rosaline. He wants Romeo to go to the Capulet party to see better looking girls and forget his obsession with Rosaline.

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