Who was ultimately at fault for the deaths of Mercutio?
Tybalt is to blame for Mercutio's death, because Tybalt is the one who stabs him with his rapier: "Tybalt under Romeo's arm thrusts Mercutio in and flies" (lines 89-90). Tybalt begins the quarrel by insulting Romeo, saying, "thou art a villain" (line 60).
Mercutio is angered by Romeo's “cowardice” and takes on Tybalt himself. Romeo wants Mercutio to stop fighting Tybalt so he decides that it'd be a good idea to block his arm in mid combat and Tybalt stabs Mercutio from under Romeo's arm and Mercutio falls dead after rambling about plagues and a pun or two.
Therefore, Romeo was the catalyst for the tragic deaths of the two young men even if he first showed his peaceful and kind nature.
Tybalt and Mercutio draw their swords and fight. To stop the battle, Romeo steps between them and Tybalt stabs Mercutio under Romeo's arm. Mercutio's wound is fatal and he dies crying "A plague o' both your houses!" Blinded by rage over Mercutio's death, Romeo attacks Tybalt and kills him.
The first reason Tybalt can be blamed is that he participated in the fighting it the beginning of the play. He played a role in the families hatred toward each other. The feud between the two families would not have been so harsh if members from each family would had agreed to quit fighting.
The play opens with servants from both houses engaged in a street brawl that eventually draws in the family lords and the city officials, including Prince Escalus. The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet took their lives. The people to blame for the death of the two lovers are the Capulet servants.
Mercutio is the most at fault for Romeo and Juliet's death; Mercutio is the character who ultimately convinces Romeo to attend the Capulet's feast and because Mercutio challenges Tybalt to a fray — sparking a chain of events.
Mercutio is to blame for Romeo's and Juliet's deaths because he Convinced Romeo to go to the Capulet party, Defended for Romeo and Cursed both families. Mercutio convinced Romeo to go to the Capulet Party. Benvolio and Romeo are talking when Mercutio enters.
The things most responsible for Romeo and Juliet's death are Friar Lawrence, themselves, and the feud between the Montagues and the Capulets. Friar Lawrence causes the deaths of Romeo and Juliet by marrying them too quickly, advancing with his plan too quickly, and running away instead of helping Juliet.
Tybalt's violent acts lead to Romeo and Juliet's death because after that he goes to look for Romeo to fight him. Although Mercutio tries to start trouble with his sarcastic remarks Romeo does not want to fight him because he is in love with Juliet who is Tybalt's cousin.
Is Romeo guilty for killing Tybalt?
Romeo is guilty of letting Tybalt kill Mercutio. He then decides to cover up his mistake by killing Tybalt.
Out of all the characters that could have been responsible for their deaths, Romeo is the one to mostly blame because he accepted to go to the Capulets party to see Rosaline but sees Juliet, he listens to Juliet's thoughts, and goes to buy poison from the Apothecary to kill himself.
| A | B |
|---|---|
| I blamed both families for the deaths of the two lovers. | Prince Escalus |
| I died of grief over my son's exile. | Lady Montague |
| I erected a gold statue to Romeo. | Lord Capulet |
| I told Juliet to forget Romeo. | The Nurse |
Romeo doesn't realize that it is his own fault that Mercutio died after Mercutio even blamed his wound on him. Romeo lets his emotions decide his actions and becomes enraged and ignores that Tybalt is now his family and fails to see that he was the reason Mercutio was killed.
After Mercutio dies in Romeo's arm, Romeo confronts Tybalt, seeking revenge for the death of his friend. Ultimately, he kills Tybalt before realizing his actions. Prince, trying to settle the scene, says, “His fault concludes but what the law should end, the life of Tybalt. (3.1.
In William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Mercutio is the one encouraging the fight which leads to his and Tybalt's death. Therefore causing him to be at fault for the duels and both deaths. Mercutio is responsible for Tybalt's death because he instigated Tybalt's anger, he fights first and he dies.
190 Romeo slew Tybalt; Romeo must not live. Romeo slew him; he slew Mercutio.
The other thing is that both duellers ignore Romeo's pleas for them to stop, and there is some foul play involved in striking your opponent when they can't see, as Tybalt does by wounding Mercutio under Romeo's arm (although this can be played as an accident, it's really against duelling etiquette).
Romeo was filled with rage when he found out that Tybalt slain Mercutio so he took revenge by killing Tybalt instead of legal actions. He got banished from the city as a result of his decision he made based off of his rage.
In Shakespeare's original story, Romeo is given the age of 16 years and Juliet is given the age of 13 years. The Montague and Capulet families originated in the Divine Comedy by the Italian author Dante Aligheri, rather than in Shakespeare.
Who kills Benvolio?
Answer and Explanation: Benvolio doesn't die in Romeo and Juliet. Mercutio, on the other hand, is killed by Tybalt. It is easy to confuse Benvolio and Mercutio because they are both close to Romeo.