A frail young man employed in one of the Montagues' mines, he is rescued from being crushed by Romeo. The two eventually become friends. Originally sent to the mines for stealing bread to feed his starving family, he is desperate to return to Neo Verona because his younger brother and sister remain there. Petruchio dies of illness, peacefully, after Romeo promises to give his siblings a ride on his dragon steed, a promise that leaves Romeo visibly distraught. Following Montague's death and his own self-imposed banishment from Neo Verona, Romeo asks Tybalt to find and care for Petruchio's siblings. Petruchio's name is likely a reference to the character from The Taming of the Shrew, one of Shakespeare's early comedies. From wikipedia
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