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Romeo and Juliet
What punishment does the prince give Romeo for fighting in Romeo and Juliet?
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Content: Later on, Romeo gets involved in yet another street brawl, only this one's much more violent than the one Prince Escalus broke up at the start of the play. Romeo kills Tybalt out of revenge for Tybalt's having killed his good friend Mercutio. Whatever the rights and wrongs of the matter, there's no doubt that Romeo has committed a very serious crime, a crime for which he can expect to be executed. However, Prince Escalus shows mercy toward the young man and as punishment for his crime banishes him from the city of Verona. Romeo has had a very lucky escape indeed. But that's not how he sees it. Banishment from Verona means being away from his beloved Juliet, and for him, that's a fate much worse than any death. In due course, Romeo's banishment will have tragic consequences. His enforced separation from his hometown will bring about a breakdown in communications that will ultimately lead to the deaths of both Romeo and Juliet. Further Reading
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In act 1, scene 1, as the play opens, Prince Escalus breaks up yet another street brawl between the hotheaded Montagues and Capulets.