Act 3, Scene 1: "Dead to Me"

Act 3, Scene 1: "Dead to Me"

This symbolic image of the skeleton stands for what took place in Act 3, Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet. The Capulets and Montagues have a deep hatred for one another, and this hatred is demonstrated throughout this scene as members of the two sides fight until one's death. The scene begins with the foolish but at the same time serious sword fight between Tybalt and Mercutio, the two swing at one another, as Mercutio cracks jokes of what is taking place until one moment Tybalt attempts to stab Mercutio and ends up making contact with Mercutio's chest leading Mercutio to experience a slow and painful death. After this shocking moment takes place, Romeo is enraged by Tybalt's action and seeks revenge for what had been done to one of his very dear friends. Tybalt is dead to Romeo, which is why this image of the skeleton is used for this scene. This image of the skeleton is usually used as a sticker to state that something is deadly, and since more than one death occurs in this scene the sticker should be placed to give a sign of what takes place. Romeo chases after Tybalt as he was bursting in rage soon leading to another sword fight. This sword fight led to a Capulet's death rather than a Montague's death, as Romeo soon killed Tybalt in revenge of what happened.