Tybalt Is To Blame In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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In this story of love so sacred and precious, met with tragedy that goes beyond one's imagination, who is to blame for the poisonous end of this forbidden love? While some may argue that Juliet's parents were to blame, the more logical argument is that Tybalt, the cousin of Juliet, contributed the most to his lover's death. Tybalt, who didn't blink an eye at Romeo and Rosaline’s relationship, caused the beginning of their tragedies. He challenged Romeo to a duel, which resulted in the death of Mercutio, which drove Romeo to revenge his friend, which resulted in Romeo's exile, and the deaths of Tybalt, and Mercutio. Had he not challenged Romeo, he wouldn't have been banished, and Juliet would not have been forced to marry Paris. Some say that