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Romeo And Juliet Grievances

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Christensen 1 Alex Christensen Joie Matteo Honors English 9 13 May 2023 Romeo and Juliet: The tragedy caused by Tybalt The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet has many characters who were at fault, but of all the characters, Tybalt was the main character that caused it to go wrong. By instigating a fight with Romeo, he causes Romeo to get banished, dooming the relationship between Romeo and Juliet. Also, by provoking Romeo to kill him, Tybalt’s death causes Juliet to grieve, hastening the wedding plans of Paris and Juliet. And finally, by murdering Mercutio, he puts the prince, who is a kinsman of Mercutio, in a bad mood when sentencing Romeo. Overall, Tybalt causes the most grievances in the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet toward the star-crossed lovers. …show more content…

This causes Romeo to be banished. In the text of Romeo and Juliet, as Romeo and Tybalt start a duel, Romeo says,” Either thou or I, or both, must go with him.” In this line, Romeo is referring to Mecrutio’s dead spirit, saying that one of them, or both, will die as well. He is saying that since Tybalt killed Mercutio, then Romeo and Tybalt would fight, and one or both of them would die as well. By killing Mercutio, Tybalt instigates Romeo into dueling Tybalt, which causes Romeo to kill Tybalt, hence getting himself banished. This banishment is one of the first things that pull the star-crossed lovers …show more content…

He thinks this will cause Juliet to stop grieving, and that she will be happy. Doing this causes Juliet and Romeo to have to hasten plans and go with a despite route devised by friar Lawrence, which is dysfunctional because Romeo doesn't get clued into the plan that was devised, causing him to commit suicide, and for Juliet to kill herself as well. This shows that by Tybalt fighting with Romeo, Tybalt directly causes the downfall of Romeo and Juliet. The Prince’s sentencing of Romeo to be banished was a fair and appropriate response to Romeo killing Tybalt. However, some of the judgments that the prince had made could be slightly skewed, because the blood relative of the Prince, Mecrutio, had just been killed by Tybalt. By killing Mercutio, Tybalt put the prince in a dour mood. In the play “Romeo and Juliet, it says, “Tybalt, Mercutio, the prince expressly hath forbidden bandying in Verona streets!” What Romeo is saying is that by fighting, they are angering the price, who has declared that none shall fight in the streets. This is Tybalt's fault, as he instigated a fight between himself and Mercutio. So, when Tybalt kills Mercutio, this will anger the prince when he finds

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