Introduction to Death:
The theme of death is highlighted in Romeo and Juliet. In the very first part of the play, a street fight occurs to emphasise the extend of the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues. The prince arrives and threatens death on anybody who fights in the streets again by saying, "If ever you disturb our streets again, Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace." This is ominous for the coming deaths of their only children, Romeo and Juliet.
Tybalt wants to fight Romeo due to his gatecrashing of the Capulets' party. However, Lord Capulet lectures him as he does not want him to spoil his party. Tybalt's anger is fired up and he utters, "I will withdraw, but this intrusion shall, Now seeming sweet, convert to bitterest gall." It is extremely ominous and gives audience a glimpse of the tragedy to come. By saying that, it also shows that he wants revenge and thus explains why he goes to find Romeo and challenges him, but kills Mercutio in the process accidentally. The death of Mercutio marks the turning point of the whole play as the source of humour is now gone and tragedy is about to happen. Romeo kills Tybalt in a fit of anger and is banished from Verona. In despair and in order to bring Romeo back to her, Juliet fakes her own death by drinking a potion given to her by Friar Lawrence. Balthasar informs Romeo of Juliet's "death" and true enough, he speeds off to her funeral, only to miss the letter which Friar Lawrence had sent him informing him of the truth as it only arrived after he had left. At the tomb, Romeo kills Paris and eventually kills himself. Juliet wakes up to find her husband dead and stabs herself with a dagger, thus ending her life.
In the end, everybody's death is due to the feud between the two families. Though the deaths of Romeo and Juliet bring an end to the feud, all is changed and it is already too late. The star-crossed lovers can never be brought to life again.