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Yesterday, there was a fight between members of the Capulet and Montague's family. tybalt was angry because Romeo attended the Capulet's party. Mercutio wanted to fight Tybalt and end his nine lives. Somehow, Tybalt found Romeo and tried to start a fight. Instead of fighting Romeo, Tybalt fought Mercutio. Romeo tried to stop the fight, but that only caused the fight to get worse. Tybalt quickly pulled out a sword and stabbed Mercutio. Romeo was shocked. As Mercutio wa dying, he was bashing Tybalt. Tybalt, knowing Mercutio would soon die, hurried to leave the scene, which would give him a fair opportunity to fight Romeo alone. Later that night, Romeo wanted revenge because Tybalt killed Mercutio. When the two met, Romeo was so devestated that he wanted Tybalt to die. Romeo pulled out a gun and shot Tybalt in memory of his dear friend Mercutio. The news of Tybalt's death spread quickly. Both families were very upset and heartbroken. the fued between the families will only get worse from this point on. Lady capulet thought the fight was between a lot of people and that Romeo took an easy shot, which would have been unfair. Benvolio was an eye witness who told the Prince about the fight. The Prince was very displeased. He sentenced the families to pay a large fine because a member from both families was killed. Romeo was banished from the city of Verona to avoid any fights that may occur in the future. With Romeo banished, and the families fighting again, the relationship between Romeo and Juliet cound only end bad.

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