Tybalt and Mercutio were both killed in the town square. It is on the day of Romeo and Juliet's wedding. Mercutio doesn't think Romeo will fight Tybalt, so he wants to fight for him. He believes his friend is too much of a lover, rather than a fighter. Romeo comes on to the scene feeling happy and excited that he is now married to his love. He has no idea what is waiting for him. Mercutio and Tybalt start dueling and Romeo tries to get between them to stop the fighting. Tybalt then stabs Mercutio under Romeo's arm, leading to Romeo's best friend's death. When Romeo realizes his friend his dead, his rage takes control of him.
"Alive, in triumph! And Mercutio slain! Away to heaven, respective lenity, and fire-eyed fury be my conduct now! Now, Tybalt, take the villain back again, That late thou gavest me, for Mercutio's soul is but a a little way above our heads, staying for thine to keep him company: Either thou, or I, or both, must go with him."
Romeo lets his fury and rage take over and he kills Tybalt. This is what gets Romeo banished. This is the beginning of the tragedy that is to play out. Romeo has let his temper get the best of him, and it will cost him everything that matters to him.
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