Act 1 Scene 1: Montagues and Capulets Clash

The fight between Benvolio and Tybalt is reminiscent of what is happening with the world today with North Korea. Benvolio and Tybalt originally were only making lighthearted jokes, or so it seemed. This is like North Korea which recently tested a ballistic missile but was unsuccessful. However, the mere act of testing the missile caused the US to become even angrier than they already were at North Korea and made them conduct military exercises with South Korea. This response by the US is similar to Tybalt who took everything very seriously and turned the insults into a deathly fight. (Not to say testing a missile is not serious) Another aspect of this comes from the Pope, whose response to the missile testing was calling for international mediation, saying a war would "destroy a good part of humanity". The Pope wanting peace is like Benvolio who never wanted to fight, and thought that he and Tybalt weren't being completely serious. In both of these situations, actions that did not hurt anyone resulted in complete unrest and will likely lead to more lives lost in the future.