Yesterday, mid afternoon, quite literally on the streets of Verona, a set of duels ending in two deaths and a banishment took place. The parties involved were Tybalt, of the Capulets; Mercutio, of the royal family; Romeo, of the Montagues; and Benvolio, also of the Montagues.

Tybalt, in search of Romeo in order to duel, found Mercutio and Benvolio. Mercutio nearly immediately began to taunt Tybalt, his backing of the Montague family rearing up in defense of his friend. While Tybalt was at first against the idea of fighting Mercutio, he was quickly convinced by the latter’s jabs and the two, both as hot as a kettle, began to duel right where they were. As the two dueled, Romeo appeared, and he and Benvolio attempted to break up the fighting,