Was Romeo's Punishment Fair? OR Not?

                  Devin Gutierrez

              12/16/13

              P. 4(B)

                 Yes, Romeo's punishment is fair. This is so because he wasn't in the first fight in Act I. "O where is Romeo, saw you him today? Right I'm glad he was not at this fray." (Act I,i, 110-115) This quote ignites the idea that Romeo was not at the fight in act 1. His punishment is also fair to me because although he killed Tybalt, it was out of anger, and was his first kill. The prince was kind and took this into consideration that if Romeo were to kill another then indeed he would be sentenced to death, but instead he was kind and only banished Romeo. Nevertheless Romeo's banishment was fair because he is a good kid, or a peaceful guy.