Concerning Romeo and Juliet, I won't write the paragraph for you--that's your job. I'll help you with the information you need.
Tybalt kills Mercutio, though it is in part, accidental. Tybalt and Mercutio are playing around, but it is a dangerous game they're playing. They're sword fighting, with "live" swords, swords that aren't blunted or tipped. There's anymosity between the two, but they're not really trying to kill each other.
Romeo, in an attempt to make peace and get them to stop fighting, gets in between them and inadvertantly causes a thrust by Tybalt to be missed by Mercutio, and the thrust mortally wounds Mercutio.
Romeo avenges Mercutio and kills Tybalt. The consequence is the banishment of Romeo, which of course leads, eventually, to the tragedy at the conclusion of the play.
I'll leave it to you whether or not the killing of Tybalt is justified.
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