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Romeo won't fight Tybalt because he has just secretly married Juliet, who is Tybalt's cousin. He wants to keep the peace and doesn’t want to hurt his new family member, even though Tybalt is angry and wants to fight him.
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Romeo calls himself "Fortune's fool" because he feels like he is unlucky and feels like fate is playing tricks on him. He thinks that despite his happy marriage, he is caught in a bad situation and can’t control what happens next, especially after the fight leads to serious consequences.
Answer the following two questions about act 3 scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet
1. Why won't Romeo fights Tybalt?
2. Why does Romeo call himself "Fortune's fool"?
Answer in just a few sentences and use vocabulary like a middle schooler
3 answers
Simplify the vocabulary more
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Romeo won’t fight Tybalt because he just married Juliet, Tybalt’s cousin. He wants to stay peaceful and does not want to hurt his new family.
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Romeo calls himself "Fortune's fool" because he feels like he is unlucky and that fate is messing with him. Even though he just got married, things are going wrong, and he feels like he can’t control what happens next.