These questions are based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Romeo is banished to Mantua because he
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Romeo is banished to Mantua because he kills Tybalt in a street duel. After Tybalt kills Mercutio, Romeo's friend, Romeo avenges Mercutio's death by killing Tybalt. As a result, the Prince of Verona, who has previously warned that anyone who disturbs the peace will be punished by death, banishes Romeo from Verona to Mantua.