At the Capulets' ball, Tybalt is the first to recognize Romeo through his disguise, and would duel him if not for his uncle, Lord Capulet's forbidding of it. His anger unabated, Tybalt enters looking for Romeo at the beginning of Act III, only to be taunted by Mercutio, who was mocking him even before he entered the scene. Tybalt ignores Mercutio, for his target is Romeo; but when Romeo does appear, Romeo refuses to fight because of his marriage to Juliet. Tybalt becomes even angrier; he does not know that Romeo cannot fight him because they are relatives now.
Mercutio, believing that Romeo has acted too submissively, upbraids Romeo and decides to fight Tybalt himself. Romeo tries to stop the combat by putting his body between them; Tybalt promptly takes advantage of this to kill Mercutio or - as many productions interpret this moment - takes advantage of this to try to kill Romeo, stabbing Mercutio under his arm in error (Sometimes viewed as accidental). Romeo is driven to avenge the death of his best friend by killing Tybalt in return, leading to his own exile, while the Capulets are left to mourn over the death of Tybalt.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 27-15
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