Yesterday, on the 25th of May, 2017, in the city of Verona, two young, gallanted men, one by the name of Tybalt Capulet, who was the cousin of the Capulet's daughter, Juliet, and another named Mercutio Escalus, who happened to be the close friend of a Montague, Romeo, both succumbed injuries while being attacked by each other during a deadly fight. At the same time, Romeo, who is the heir and the son of Montague, was promptly banished from the city due to the provision of Tybalt's death. One witness, Benvolio Montague, which is the cousin of Romeo and the nephew of Lord Montague, was one of the several other witnesses who happened to testify against the incident. Some say it was played fight, others speak contrarily. What again seemed like a mere antic between the two parted houses, had transpired into two old shrouds surrounding both graves.
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Mercutio had not fathomed the insults coming from Tybalt; as a result, he warned Tybalt that he would make him dance with his sword if he did not stop provoking him. Benvolio stated: “I tried to lower the temper of the two gentlemen but with no success.” he said, "I warned them not to fight in public; besides, any attempt by Romeo to separate the two gentlemen was futile since Tybalt stabbed Mercutio using his sword," Benvolio remarked. While Romeo, himself, did not think that Mercutio was badly injured, he stood still. Benvolio further stated: "Mercutio was also making jokes about his wounds but he succumbed to his injury minutes after his battle with Tybalt ended." "As he did say, 'Ay, ay, a scratch, a scratch; marry, 'tis enough. Where is my page? Go, villain, fetch a surgeon,'" he added. Thus, later led Romeo to engaged Tybalt in a war to avenge the death of Mercutio; which ended in Tybalt's