Question

Why is Romeo banished instead of put to death?

Answer 1

romeo was filled with rage when he found out that tybalt slain mercutio

so he took revenge by killing tybalt instead of legal actions he got banished frm the city as a result of his desicion he made based off of his rage

Answer 2

Answer:In Act III, Scene 3, Romeo is informed by Friar Lawrence that he has been banished, instead of being sentenced to death, for killing Tybalt. The Friar is trying to console Romeo by telling him that the punishment of banishment is far better than death when he says, in part, "Be patient, for the world is broad and wide"

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