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The Prince tried his best to be fair to Romeo. The punishment for fighting in the streets was death, but Benvolio asked the Prince to consider the fact that Tybalt had already forfeited his life by fighting with Mercutio. The Prince mitigated his sentence accordingly. Since Romeo had undeniably taken part in a street fight, it would have been unfair to let him get away scot free.

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