Romeo appears and Tybalt starts to insults him, hoping he will fight, but Romeo refuses because he is now related to Tybalt through his marriage to Juliet. Benvolio wants to avoid a confrontation with the Capulets but Mercutio is provocative and tries to draw Tybalt into an argument so that they can fight.
Tybalt arrives looking for Romeo because he wants to fight him.
As they walk in the street in hot summer weather, Benvolio suggests to Mercutio that they go indoors, fearing that a fight will be unavoidable if they were to meet the Capulets.
