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Read the excerpt from Act III, scene i of Romeo and Juliet.

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.

What motivates Benvolio to utter this warning?