Why Tybalt Is To Blame For Romeo And Juliet's Death

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Tybalt, Lady Capulet, Friar Laurence and the nurse all play a part and are to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death. Their deaths in the play were caused by miscommunication, them not being able to be together and Tybalt being killed. Tybalt is partly to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death because he wanted to kill Romeo. Tybalt wanted to fight with Romeo but Romeo refused because Tybalt is Juliet’s cousin. Tybalt and Romeo’s cousin, Mercutio end up fighting and Tybalt killed Mercutio. In the play, a citizen said, “Which way ran he that killed Mercutio? Tybalt, that murderer, which way he ran?” Then since Tybalt killed Romeo’s cousin, Romeo killed Tybalt and was banished from Verona. If Tybalt never would have wanted to fight with Romeo

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