Sometimes when choices are made they can have a lasting effect on the rest of people’s lives. This can be seen throughout scene 1 in act 3 of Romeo and Juliet. In this scene, Romeo makes three key decisions: to not fight Tybalt, to attempt to stop the fight with Mercutio, and to stab Tybalt. Although his first decision was good his last decision had devastating consequences. Early in the scene, Romeo makes the important decision to ignore Tybalt’s request to fight. This was a smart decision, but people died regardless. Romeo made a good decision here because, he would probably lose in a fight with Tybalt and fighting was against the law. This affected the story because if Romeo had fought, he probably would’ve died, but it also led to Mercutio
