In William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Romeo's punishment is fair because Tybalt killed Mercutio, Romeo fled the scene, and Romeo added to the violence.
For example Tybalt killed Mercutio, "Tybalt under Romeo's arm thrusts Mercutio in..."(III, I, 85-86)
Tybalt murdering Mercutio clarifies how Romeo's banishment is fair. Tybalt was a murderer and Romeo gave him his sentence informally and before a trial so Rmeo would deserve banishment but not death.
Despite Romeo killing a murderer he still fled the scene, "Romeo, away, be gone, The citizens are up, and Tybalt slain!" (III, I, 138-139) Romeo fleeing mekes him unable to defend himself or give clarification making him seem as though he has done more than kill Tybalt. Because of his feleeing and not giving clarification banishment seems fair enough because he may have done more.
Romeo added to the already strenuous violence, "...Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean..." ( prologue I, i, 4) There is already much violence conveyed between the two houses and Romeo added on to it. In order to lower the amount of violence banishment would help and would not involve another death.
The preceding factors give evidence on why Romeo's punishment was fair and not greater or lesser.
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