Romeo and Juliet Mock Trial Essay
Of all the things that occur in Romeo and Juliet, the death of Tybalt is one of the most climatic parts of the story. Yet, this all started from another killing of a different person, Mercutio. Mercutio, a relative of the Prince and friend of Romeo, and Tybalt, nephew to Lady Capulet and Mercutio’s arch enemy, were in a heated conversion when Romeo walked in after getting married to Juliet and saw what was going on. Tybalt and Mercutio began to fight and Romeo tried to come in between them to stop the whole thing. Unfortunately, as Tybalt was under Romeo’s arms, he stabbed Mercutio and he died soon after. In all the rage, Romeo was furious that his friend was dead and starts to fight with Tybalt. Eventually, Romeo slays Tybalt and he falls to the floor and dies. Romeo runs away in agony before the Prince soon arrives at the scene of the fight with all the other citizens that were awakened by this fray to see what happened. Although Romeo is guilty of homicide, he is charged for manslaughter as he unlawfully killed a person in the heat of passion while defending Mercutio’s honor.
One big reason Romeo is charged for manslaughter is because he killed a person unlawfully. According to California Criminal Code 192, “Manslaughter is the unlawful killing of a human being without malice.” (Penal sec. 192) One example would be when Benvolio tells Romeo that “The citizens are up, and Tybalt slain. Stand not amazed; the Prince will doom thee death if thou art taken. Hence, be gone, away!” (3.1.132-134) Here in this quote, Benvolio tells Romeo to get away before the Prince catches him red-handed because he knows that Romeo had broken the law of fighting with someone and disturbing Verona streets. Because o...
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...el. It is because of all these reasons that prove Romeo’s actions to be wrong. His actions were not only immoral, but also unnecessary. Like stated earlier, instead of fighting out to the death, Romeo and Tybalt could’ve taken a much less corrupt route and settled the conflict in a calmer way. If this had happened there would have been much less sadness and drama. Tybalt’s life could’ve have been saved and Romeo wouldn’t have to be banished. Romeo and Tybalt together symbolize the opposites such as Yin and Yang or fire and ice. Of all that Romeo had done, the Jury should vote him guilty for manslaughter.
Works Cited
CACodes (pen:187-199). 10 December 2013, http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=pen&group=00001-01000&file=187-199.
Shakespeare, Harbrace. Romeo and Juliet. Toronto: Harcourt Brace & Company Canada, 1987.
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Tybalt caused this death by getting mad and taking revenge on Romeo. When he took revenge on Romeo, it meant he also, displayed immaturity to his faithful cousin, Juliet. Tybalt and Juliet grew up together. They had a close relationship. Tybalt took that away from them. The fact of the matter is, you shouldn’t be messing with love and happiness. Both Romeo and Juliet had that, and it was not to be punctured. Tybalt punctured
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In the case of Tybalt's death, Romeo's desire for revenge clouds his judgment and he acts without considering the potential consequences. Similarly, his decision to take his own life after hearing of Juliet's supposed death is a rash and impulsive choice that ultimately leads to tragedy. If Romeo had taken the time to think things through and seek advice from others, he may have been able to avoid these tragic outcomes.
The day after he spotted Romeo at a party hosted by his family, he went out looking for him – and a fight. He accidentally murdered Mercutio, Romeo later killed him for revenge. Juliet, rather than being upset by Tybalt’s death, sobbed for Romeo, who was banished for the murder. The misunderstandings regarding Juliet’s grief led to a marriage she felt she could only escape by faking her own death. While Tybalt was not immediately involved in Juliet’s ‘death’, he played such a major role in starting the events that would ultimately lead to it that he must be deemed partly responsible.
Romeo is angry and in need of revenge, which creates an intense fight between Tybalt and Romeo. Romeo wins this battle, killing Tybalt. He leaves in a hurry, only to discover that he would be banished from Verona. The death of Tybalt is absolutely devastating for Juliet. Her cousin was murdered by her husband.
Tybalt was a adversary of Romeo and had the drift to kill him. His spleen of the situation is Romeo trying to love his coz Juliet. He approached Romeo and Mercutio looking for a fight. Tybalt and Mercutio ended up fighting and Tybalt killed Mercutio, because Tybalt did this, he deserved the death penalty for his transgression. Romeo then took revenge and killed him (3.1.70). This is a legal issue because Tybalt was going to be treated to the death penalty anyway so Romeo killing him was just like giving him the death penalty. This death is a lot different than the others because his was a legal issue and he deserved to die, the other deaths in the play like Romeo, Juliet and Mercutio decided to die for a family member that they love.