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Yeah, that's a good example. Vito knew exactly what happened and how dangerous it was, and so did The Turk, but Sonny had no idea. Neither did I the first couple times at least. On first viewing, I thought the Turk just reasoned it out independently, taking a much bigger shot in the dark, not feeding off Sonny's unintentional cue. But if Sonny hadn't essentially wanted the Turk's deal in the first place, killing Vito wouldn't have worked, because then Sonny would be all rage with no potential to be persuaded until the Turk was dead, and maybe lots of other people too.

Only thing I'd disagree with is about Duvall being the weak brother. He was the smart and reasonable one. Sonny was so "strong" that he couldn't control his impulses or his temper and eventually took off without his bodyguards and got wiped out. Vito had the control and ability to think ahead that Sonny didn't, and so did Duvall. Fredo was all over the weak, and Sonny, for all his bluster, had plenty of weak in him too.

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definitely, duvall wasn't "weak". he was considered "non-muscle".
he was the consilliari (sp?) which is just counsel. The Turk knew that.