Romeo & Mercutio a friendship that was misconstrued as unrequited love on Mercutio's side by Tybalt

Romeo & Mercutio

Tybalt: "You shall find me apt enough to that, sir, an you will give me occasion."

Mercutio: "Could you not take some occasion without giving?"

Romeo and Mercutio have a sweet lifelong friendship, Mercutio always seems to be looking out for Romeo in a protective, loving sometimes-erratic manner. Romeo sometimes has to reassure Mercutio as he can fly off the handle at the smallest things. However Mercutio's sweet nature and naivety is soon taken advantage of by Tybalt when he wants to start a confrontation with Mercutio merely because he embarrassed him. Unfortunately the usual casual somewhat violent brawls leads to Mercutio's murder this time as Mercutio does not take to kindly to Tybalt's tone nor what he is referencing. Mercutio is one to entertain others but only when he is in on the joke hence his performance at the Capulet's party. Where he dressed in full drag and lip
synched to 'Young Hearts' everyone seems to enjoy the performance even Tybalt until he realises that if Mercutio has attended the party then so has Romeo, when he spots him his temper flares. His uncle soon resorts to slapping him as he does not want his nephew making a scene at his party in front of his guests. Mercutio jumps in to defend Romeo from the relentless beating he was receiving from Tybalt and upon doing so beats Tybalt to a bloody pulp until Romeo begs him to stop, within in that split second of being distracted by Romeo he gets fatally wounded. Romeo had been refraining from retaliating as he has just married Tybalt's cousin Juliet and he sees him as his newfound family.

Tybalt: "Mercutio, thou consort'st with Romeo,—"

Mercutio: "Consort! what, dost thou make us minstrels? an thou make minstrels of us, look to hear nothing but discords: here's my fiddlestick; here's that shall make you dance. 'Zounds, consort!"