Romeo and Juliet Scene Summaries
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English [1]
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romeo and juliet [3]
Literature [4]
Nurse [6]
Friar Laurence [7]
romeo [8]
Tybalt [9]
Mercutio [10]
juliet [11]
Benvolio [12]
Romeo + Juliet [13]
Acosta Matthew Acosta Giger World Lit ? 2 3/18/13 Romeo & Juliet Scene Summaries Act 3, Scene 1: Romeo, Benvolio, and Mercutio are walking in the streets of Verone after the wedding. They encounter Tybalt, who is mad after Romeo has ignored his invitation. He attempts to fight with Romeo. Romeo refuses to fight, but Mercutio steps in and starts a fight with Tybalt, but Romeo steps in. Tybalt stabs Mercutio under the arm. Benvolio takes Mercutio to get medical attention, but returns shortly, saying Mercutio is dead. This enrages Romeo, who fights and kills Tybalt. Upon the Prince hearing about this fight, Romeo is banished from Verona.