Prince is Proper, Fighting is Not

I read your article Violence in In light of this, sending Romeo to his

Verona regarding the feuding in the death sounds like a very unfair thing to
streets between the Montagues and do, after he only tried to teach Tybalt a
Capulets. Although I do agree with the lesson after he killed his friend.
fact that our streets are no longer safe, I
I do, however, agree that our city
do not think that Romeo should be
has become too violent and that the
executed because of his actions. Yes,
fighting has to stop because innocent
Romeo did kill Tybalt, but the law states
lives are being taken. I think that Prince
that anyone who starts a fight will be put
Escalus made the right decision before,
to death. So, technically, Romeo was just
and that he should make it again by
executing justice.
putting a stop to the fighting.
Also, Romeo was enraged
We need a solution that will work,
because his friend was stabbed by
otherwise Verona will never again be
Tybalt, so he had a reason for his actions
peaceful. This will take work from
and I would have had the same reaction
everyone though: the citizens, the Prince,
if I were him.
the Capulets and the Montagues. In
Although you talked about the conclusion, I hope that Verona will start
Prince not enforcing the law, he had just to develop unity between our people
lost Mercutio, to whom he was related. once again.
Therefore, perhaps he was a bit biased in
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Romeos sentence of banishment, but his
family member had just died and Romeo
had tried to mete out judgement by
killing Tybalt.