To what extent can Tybalt truely be blamed for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.

Tybalt is shown as a villain in Romeo and Juliet but how much can he really be blamed?
Tybalt is a proud and patriotic Capulet cousin, his name reflects his personality (tybalt means the prince of cats) he is a rare swordsman and fights with honor, although he does take personal insults very far he can be viewed in two ways, first as a racist, prejudiced against the Montagues or second as an honorable man who fights for family and what he believes to be right, Mercoutio describes him as
"More than prince of cats, I can tell you. O, he is
the courageous captain of compliments. He fights
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