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Mercutio, the Prince's cousin, is dead because Tybalt and Mercutio were battling, mid day, and Romeo tried to break it up and now Mercutio is dead. When Romeo tried to break up the fight because they shouldn't be fighting. They were in a public place when Mercutio was talking to Tybalt and trying to get him mad. He succeeded and they both drew their swords. They were fighting and then Romeo tried to break it up because he didn't want his new cousin Tybalt fighting with his good friend Mercutio. When Romeo was breaking it up Tybalt reached around Romeo and stabbed Mercutio in the chest. Romeo was so torn when Tybalt did that he picked up his sword and fought Tybalt and Romeo stabbed him dead. The Prince said that Romeo is now banished from the city and if isn't gone by the end of the day Romeo Montague will be hunted down and killed. Benvolio stated that Romeo was in between Mercutio and Tybalt and when Tybalt reached around Romeo he got Mercutio right in the chest and Mercutio died shortly after he was stabbed. Tybalt and no one else not even Benvolio or Mercutio knew that Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet were married the day that Tybalt and Mercutio were fighting and they were both eventually killed. But Romeo didn't want them to fight and he didn't want to just fight Tybalt because he didn't want to kill his new relative. Lady Capulet said that she wanted Romeo killed but Lord Montague stated that Romeo was sticking up for what was right. Romeo now has to face the consequences of his actions. What was supposed to be the best day of Romeo Montagues life, turned into the worst days.
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