Who is responsible for tybalt's death? I think tybalt is responsible for his own death because Benvolio and Mercutio are hanging out as usual, trading insults and mocking the Capulets. Trouble materializes in the …show more content…
romeo tries to break up the fight. Tybalt reaches under romeo’s arm and stabs mercutio. (act 3), (scene 1). He’s waiting for you to keep him company on the way up to heaven. Either you, or I, or both of us have to go with him, said romeo to tybalt. (act 3),(scene 1) Romeo is mad at tybalt because tybalt killed mercutio and romeo felt like he needed to do something. Tybalt becomes even angrier; he does not know Romeo cannot fight him because they are now relatives. ... Romeo tries to stop the combat by rushing between them, and Tybalt then stabs Mercutio under Romeo's arm. Mercutio dies. Enraged, Romeo duels and kills tybalt in return, leading to his own exile by the prince. His death leads to two very important events. First, the fact that Romeo killed Tybalt forces the Prince to sentence Romeo to exile. Romeo is banished to Mantua. So this is how tybalt