Order of Deaths in Romeo and Juliet

Order of Deaths in Romeo and Juliet

• Mercutio is killed by Tybalt during a street fight, an event that escalates the feud between the Montagues and Capulets.
• Tybalt is subsequently killed by Romeo in revenge for Mercutio’s death, marking a turning point in the play.
• Paris, betrothed to Juliet, confronts Romeo at her tomb and is killed by him in a duel.
• Romeo, believing Juliet to be dead, commits suicide by taking poison beside her lifeless body.
• Juliet awakens to find Romeo dead and, in despair, takes her own life with Romeo’s dagger.
• Lady Montague dies off-stage, attributed to grief over Romeo's banishment, emphasizing the tragic consequences of the families' feud.