Romeo And Juliet: Foil Characters Benvolio And Tybalt

Tybalt, the cousin of Juliet, has a quick temper and frequently acts on impulse. When he first appears, he arrives at the brink of a street fight, and when Benvolio tries to calm him down he gets riled up and says, “What, drawn and talk of peace? I hate the word/ As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee./ Have at thee, coward!” (1:1, 71-73) When Prince Escalus arrives to see this fight, he raises the consequences on the warring families. He will no longer stand by without doing something and threatens, “If ever you disturb our streets again,/ Your lives shall pay the the forfeit of the peace” (1:1, 98-99). The stakes of the family feud have been taken to a new level, whereas before the Prince was just mad but didn’t act on that anger, now the families are threatened with death if they act out again, all because Tybalt and some Capulet servants jumped into a fight. Even after the Prince’s threats, of which Tybalt knows the stakes, Tybalt comes to fight Romeo the next day but instead finds Benvolio and

In William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet, Benvolio and Tybalt are portrayed as characters with distinctly opposing personalities that is apparent in many different instances throughout the play. Romeo's best friend, Benvolio is depicted as the classic nice guy, incorporating all the personalities necessary to be one. He is calm, patient, an advocate of peace between the two rival families, and always viewing the cup as half full instead of half empty. During the first quarrel between the Montagues and the Capulets in the play, Benvolio tries to bring peace by saying " I do but keep the peace. Put up thy sword, / Or manage it to part these men with me " ( , , 62-63). It is apparent that Benvolio has good intentions and that he

First, Romeo’s kind and calm personalities act as an advantage for many of the possible problems he could have had, such as Capulet hatred towards him and his increase in violence. After Romeo was depressed because he liked Rosaline and she didn’t like him back, his cousin Benvolio helped Romeo sneak into a Capulet party so he could get over Rosaline and pick another woman that he might want. As Romeo was describing how Juliet looked to his cousin, Tybalt, Capulet’s nephew, figured out that Romeo was at the party by his voice. He then confronted Capulet and asked him if he could kill him, but surprisingly Capulet lets him stay at the party and calls Romeo a gentleman and a good man (Shakespeare Act 1 Scene 1 Line 64). Capulet could have captured him or even killed him, but he did not. Capulet stated that Romeo is a well-governed youth and that Romeo is a good man, which shows that Romeo isn’t a person who would cause a commotion and that he causes no threat to the Capulet family. Later on, as Mercutio, the prince's kinsman, is arguing and fighting with Tybalt about him being one of his villain Romeo’s friends, Romeo comes in and says, “Tybalt, the reason I have to love thee doth much excuse the appertaining rage to such greeting. Villain am I none.Therefore farewell. I see thou knowest me not” (Shakespeare Act 3 Scene 1 Line 58). As Tybalt wants to fight Romeo and bring in violence,

However, Tybalt (Capulet) comes along and will not “talk of peace! I hate the word,” leaving Benvolio with no choice but to continue the conflict. The citizens of Verona are obviously sick of the conflict that exists between the Capulets and Montague, as they shout “Down with the Capulets! Down with the Montague!” So it is clear that the people of Verona do not like the frequent civil wars. This negativity towards conflict could also be seen as a metaphor for maintaining the peace in Shakespearean society.

“‘What, art thou drawn among these heartless hinds?/ Turn thee, Benvolio. Look upon thy death’” (Romeo and Juliet.1.1.56-57). The person threatening Benvolio is Tybalt Capulet from William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet was a play written in the mid-1590s, and it involved two “star crossed lovers” (Prologue.6), Romeo and Juliet, from feuding families that eventually took their lives to be together. One important character in the play was Tybalt, a teenager of the house of Capulet and Juliet’s cousin. He was very skilled with a sword and very prideful. Tybalt was killed by Romeo in 3.1. Even though Tybalt was directly killed by Romeo in Act 3 of Romeo and Juliet, there are many other factors that indirectly led to his downfall, including Romeo and Juliet’s secrets, the ancient grudge, and Tybalt’s pride.

In Shakespeare’s critically acclaimed play Romeo and Juliet, the Nurse and Lady Capulet are foil characters. Shakespeare uses the Nurse and Lady Capulet to portray that the morals of a person, can affect another person’s actions.

Another major character that has contributed to the death of Romeo and Juliet is Tybalt Capulet, due to his ‘hot headed’ attitude and his short temper. Tybalt demonstrates a love of violence and is a loyal swordsmen who harbours pure hatred for the Montagues. At the beginning of the play, when Benvolio and Tybalt get into an argument, Tybalt says: “What? Drawn and you talk of peace? I hate the word/as I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee./ Have at thee, coward!” (1.1.64-66). Tybalt has a thirst for violence and is always quick to draw his sword. He is a trouble maker who causes most of the friction between the two families. It could also be said that the Capulets in

Tybalt wanted to fight Romeo because he hated Romeo so much that he couldn’t bear the hate any longer that’s why Tybalt called Romeo a villain. Capulet stopping Tybalt from fighting Romeo caused Tybalt to look for Romeo to fight

Benvolio is calm and helps keep the peace between the other hot headed characters in the play. Benvolio shows his brave, peaceful personality in Act I, Scene I when he yells “Part fools!/ Put up your swords. You know not what you do,” (Shakespeare 379). Someone else might have just let them fight and figure it out on their own. Instead, Benvolio tried to stop Mercutio and Tybalt and prevent the brawl.

As Benvolio attempts to pacify situations, Tybalt becomes increasingly hostile. Likewise, as Tybalt attempts to instigate a fight, Benvolio tries to reconcile the problem. These contrasts help showcase the character’s traits. The opening scene of conflict displays their differences. Benvolio implores Tybalt for peace, “I do but keep the peace”, however Tybalt instigates a fight saying, “Have at thee coward!”, and attacking (Act I, Scene I). This confrontation displays the stark contrast between the two, with the hostility of Tybalt being matched with the attempt of Benvolio to placate the anger. One critical review elaborates on the benevolence of Benvolio saying, “Benvolio is a caring individual accentuated by Tybalt’s inhospitable and discourteous manner towards others.” (Long, 121). This can be proven with Benvolio’s compassion towards Romeo, saying “Soft! I will go along. And if you leave me so, you do me wrong.” (Act I Scene I). Likewise, Tybalt is shown to be consistently hostile even after Lord Capulet agrees Romeo could stay at the party, “It fits when such a villain is a guest. I’ll not endure him.” (Act I, Scene 5). Benvolio and Tybalt are foils due to their extremely different characteristics, accentuating each

In one scene of this romantic tragedy, there is a fight between multiple characters, resulting in two deaths. Tybalt on the side of the Capulets, and Mercutio on the side of the Montagues. The feud was the sole reason this happened. Tybalt was raised to absolutely despise Romeo, Mercutio, and Benvolio, and vice versa. If the feud had not existed, the deaths of Tybalt and Mercutio would have been prevented, as well as Romeo’s banishment, which eventually lead to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.

The feud got in the way and it ended Romeo and Juliet’s lives. In Act 2, scene 5, Tybalt complained that Romeo was at the party and was not happy about it. He used that opportunity to try and start a fight with the enemy when Romeo didn’t mean any harm. Also in the fight in the very beginning of the book, it was the Capulets that started the fight and enjoyed it even though they easy could have walked away and forget about the constant fight between the two

Mercutio, Benvolio, Romeo, and Tybalt all have attributes that either escalate or de-escalate the violence and killing of two men (3.1). Mercutio’s attribute of not being able to self-examine causes the situation to be escalated between him and Tybalt. His attribute’s effect on the situation is shown when he says, “make it a word and a blow.” (3.1.41,42) and he thinks the fight is Tybalt’s fault. Benvolio, with the attribute of being cool and collected, tries to de-escalate the situation between Tybalt and Mercutio. Benvolio steps between the two and tells them “withdraw unto some private place” (3.1.53). Romeo has strong impulse causing him to think before he acts and also causes him to escalating the violence after Mercutio is dead.

Tybalt then does not listen to Romeo and still wants to fight. Mercutio steps in, in order to help out the matter of Romeo not wanting to fight. The whole chain of events of Mercutio and Tybalt go fighting in the streets. ‘Romeo-

Firstly, Tybalt’s attribute of being quick tempered is shown even before the author reveals the main characters of the play. In the first scene Tybalt says “ What, drawn and talk of peace? I hate the word As I hate hell, and all Montegues, and thee. Have at thee coward!” (Act 1 Scene 1 Line 65-67). Tybalt says that he hates the word peace showing that from the beginning of the play Tybalt has a chance to avoid fighting but he draws his sword and thrusts at Benvolio (cousin of Romeo). Starting a giant between the two families on the streets of Verona.