Title: Tybalt starts a street fight and Romeo is banished from Verona - Plot summary - KS3 English Revision - BBC Bitesize
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Tybalt starts a street fight and Romeo is banished from Verona
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Tybalt starts a street fight and Romeo is banished from Verona
Romeo and Juliet’s secret marriage takes place in the early afternoon. Later Romeo is with his friends, Mercutio and Benvolio, when Juliet’s cousin Tybalt challenges him to a fight. Romeo refuses because technically he is now related to Tybalt by marriage (though of course, he can’t tell anyone). Mercutio steps in and fights Tybalt instead. During the fight Mercutio is stabbed and dies, cursing the Capulets and Montagues with a plague o’both your houses (Act 3 Scene 1). Romeo is so upset at the death of his friend that he fights Tybalt in revenge. He slays Tybalt and leaves as the Prince approaches. Benvolio explains the fight to Prince Escalus who declares that because Romeo has killed in revenge he will be banished from the city of Verona rather than sentenced to death. After a secret night with Juliet, Romeo flees to Mantua. previous
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