You would quarrel with a man for cracking hazelnuts just because you have hazel eyes. You! Why you would quarrel with a man who has one more or one less hair in his beard than you do. “Provoked two”? No, if there were two of you, there would quickly be none, since they would kill each other. You get angry at the smallest provocation, or when you’re feeling angry already, you just look around for something to provoke you. You’re one of those guys who goes into a pub and takes his sword off saying, “I won’t be needing you.” But by the time your second drink is having an effect, you’ve drawn your sword on the bartender for no good reason. I’m afraid that if we run into any of them, we’ll wind up in a fight. When it’s as hot as this, people get easily provoked. I think it would be a good idea to get out of the streets, Mercutio. The Prince strikes a compromise, saying that he’ll spare Romeo’s life, but that he must leave Verona forever. The Montagues argue their son was merely defending himself against an instigating Tybalt. Benvolio explains what happened, and Lady Capulet calls for Romeo’s death. The Prince, the Capulets, and the Montagues arrive. Knowing that he’ll face death if he stays in Verona, Romeo flees. A grieving Romeo fights Tybalt and kills him. Romeo tries to break it up, but Tybalt reaches under Romeo’s arm and fatally stabs Mercutio, who curses the Montagues and the Capulets for their continuing feud.
Mercutio draws first, then Tybalt, and they eventually fall to fighting. Romeo, having just married Juliet (who is Tybalt’s cousin), swears he’s not, but Tybalt challenges him to draw. Romeo enters, and Tybalt calls him a villain. He provokes Mercutio into a duel, while Benvolio tries to stop the fighting. Tybalt, still looking to punish Romeo for his appearance at the Capulets’ party, runs into Mercutio and Benvolio.
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