Tybalt (killing Mercutio) would have died even if Romeo didn't kill him because of the Prince's new law. " Not Romeo, Prince, he was Mercutio’s friend. His fault concludes but what the law should end, The life of Tybalt." (2.5.189-191) Romeo's father (Montague), tries to defend him by saying the law would kill Tybalt anyway, making Romeo banished not dead, which does help Romeo, but Romeo runs to the Friar and says he would rather kill himself. In Romeo's mind, all he wanted to do was avenge Mercutio's death
Of Tybalt deaf to peace, but still he that tilts, with piercing steel at bold Mercutio’s breast.” (III.i.148,154-155). In a fit of anger, Romeo kills Tybalt for killing Mercutio and is consequently banished from Verona. However, if Romeo had been thinking he would have realized that Tybalt would have been executed for the murder of Mercutio. Therefore, he would not have been banished and could have lived a longer life with Juliet.
Tybalt always kept Romeo’s intrusion in the back of his mind, until one day when he decided to act upon it. “Turn and draw” (3.1.38), he tells Romeo. Romeo being a wise young man doesn’t fight him. Tybalt has to take his rage out on someone, so he decides to fight and kill Mercutio. Romeo then kills Tybalt and gets banished.
She also tells Juliet that Romeo is the one who killed Tybalt. Juliet is saddened at first by her cousins’ murder, but is more upset over the fact that Romeo is banished, meaning they’ll never be able to see each other again. Romeo runs to Friar Laurence’s cell to hide, and wants to kill himself because he believes banishment is a far worse punishment than death because he will have to live without Juliet. Friar Laurence tells him to quit crying, and to be thankful for his banishment because it could be much worse.
For example, when Tybalt kills Romeo’s friend, Mercutio, he avenges his death by killing Tybalt. In Act 3 Scene 2, the prince speaks about the fight and says, “Immediately we do exile him”. Due to Romeo’s actions, he gets banished from Verona to Mantua. This meant he would no longer be able to return to Verona, separating Romeo from Juliet. Later on, by the end of the play, Romeo acts impulsively because of Juliet and was unable to think clearly about the consequences.
When Tybalt and Mercutio are fighting, Romeo jumps in front of Tybalt while he has his sword drawn, and gets Mercutio killed. After this, Romeo vowed to take revenge by killing Tybalt. Romeo was banished as a result of killing Tybalt, so he could not see Juliet anymore. Some people might say Tybalt is at fault for drawing his sword in the first place, but Tybalt was not trying to kill Mercutio and still got murdered by Romeo for it. Romeo acts out of emotion rather than thinking.
Once he does, Romeo fights Tybalt for killing Mercutio, and then Tybalt dies from fighting. This angered the Prince, stating to Montague “And for that offense immediately we do exile him hence” (Act III, Scene
However, if Tybalt had controlled his temper, and had seen that Romeo was doing no harm to the Capulets, he would have never killed Mercurio, which then would not have caused Romeo to kill him. Romeo was banished as a punishment for his actions against Tybalt. Instead if Tybalt had never attempted to confront Romeo, there would be no need for Prince Escalus to get involved and banish Romeo from Verona. In conclusion, Tybaltś inability to control his aggression towards the Montagues, contributes to the suicides of Romeo and
Benvolio tells Romeo to hide. The citizens were coming and everyone would see what he had done. The Prince learned of Romeo killing Tybalt and banished him from Verona for this. He declared, “Immediately, we exile him hence" (3.1.184). Now that Romeo is banished, he can no longer be with his newlywed wife.
Tybalt is the trigger that sends Romeo and Juliet off on their downward path. He is always causing trouble and never once in appears in the play without being in the context violence. He is constantly harassing Romeo and trying to make him fight. When Romeo finally does fight him to get revenge, he ends up killing him. Romeo getting banished means that when Friar Laurence and Juliet plan their devious scheme Romeo is not able to hear about it straight away, and in fact never hears about it, which leads to him killing himself on top of her still living body.
Not even five minutes after the death of Mercutio, Romeo ran after Tybalt and threatens him. Although Tybalt is his brother-in-law, he is overwhelmed by his anger and gets into a fight with him and kills him. He then finally regains his sanity and starts to think the worst possible scenario. Romeo feels so guilty that he even tries to kill himself! Friar Lawrence has to give Romeo a long talk to keep him from this by asking what Juliet is supposed to do with him gone and that it will be very difficult for him to try to convince Juliet not to kill herself either if he lets Romeo kill himself.
“Some shall be pardon’d, and some punished;/For never was a story of more woe/ Than this of Juliet and her Romeo”(V.iii.320-322). Love. Death. They may seem like complete opposites, but what if they were not as far apart as you may think. In the play, Romeo and Juliet, written by the famous play writer William Shakespeare, there are two rival families; the Capulets and the Montagues.
Romeo slew Tybalt” (3.1.185-190), though, in the case of Romeo’s choice of revenge Tybalt’s death was the consequence. Romeo’s punishment due to the path he took, was to be “exile[d]” rather than put to death, due to the fact that the death of Mercutio caused by Tybalt was before Tybalt’s death. With the unwise choices Romeo executes, “Thou wretched boy that didst consort him here Shalt with him hence. This shall be determine that. Romeo , away, be gone!
Tybalt to avenge Mercutio’s death. Consequently, Romeo is banished from Verona and he is distraught at the news, “Ha, banishment! Be merciful, say “death,” For exile hath more terror in his look, Much more than death. Do not say “banishment” (III.III.13-5). He would rather be killed for his crimes because banishment forces him to live his life without
Only after killing Tybalt and having Benvolio yell at him does Romeo realize what a grave mistake he has made, a mistake so great the Prince could easily execute Romeo for what he has done. Romeo did not think through how this will affect him or how it will affect his relationship with Juliet. The Prince exiles Romeo: “And for that offense / Immediately we do exile him [Romeo] hence” (3.2.196-197). Romeo is exiled from Verona for killing Tybalt, which is a light punishment compared to the execution he was facing, killing Tybalt was a poor decision to begin with, but now the decision has come back to bite him. Romeo’s banishment, because of his decision to slay Tybalt, is a major reason for his and Juliet’s deaths.
