Tybalt In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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

Tybalt’s character isn’t a very nice one, and he usually is hot-headed, and always wants to fight. This example “What art thou drawn among these heartless hinds? Turn thee Benvolio, look upon thy death.” shows that he always wants to either fight or to watch one. This other one “Now, by the stock and honor of my kin, To strike him dead I hold it not a sin.” shows that if he kills someone on the other family, he thinks it’s

Capulet, as a gracious host, praises Romeo 'virtuous and well-governed youth' and asks Tybalt to 'endure' him. This is a well-intentioned act by Capulet but it arouses the anger of Tybalt 'convert to bitterest gall'. Tybalt later issues a challenge to Romeo and it results in the death of Mercutio, Tybalt and the banishment of Romeo, which darkens the plays atmosphere. Romeo's use of language changes from his earlier speeches, before he was agonising over Rosaline using oxymoron's to portray how tormented and confused he felt. He was only thinking of himself and claiming how 'lovesick' he was: 'A madness most discreet, A choking gall and a preserving sweet.'

when lord Montegue replys that it is okay and that Romeo is a nice boy Tybalt gets mad and in the end says “Patience perforce with willful choler meeting Makes my flesh tremble in their

In the beginning of the story, the Montagues and Capulets break out fighting in the middle of the street and they are told to stop their fighting or else they will be banished. Juliet is a Capulet, and her father is hosting a party. Romeo longing for his love Rosaline decides to crash the party. When Romeo meets Juliet, he instantly falls in love. But almost instantaneously Tybalt recognizes Romeo’s voice. “This, by his voice, should be a Montague. Fetch me my rapier, boy. What! Dares the slave. Come hither, covered with an antic face, To fleer and scorn our solemnity? Now, by the stock and honor of my kin. To strike him dead I hold it not a sin.” (1.5.53-58) From this moment on, Tybalt is out for Romeo.

Romeo wants revenge and fights with Tybalt. In this fight, Romeo kills Tybalt. When Romeo realizes the consequences of his actions, he says that he is “Fortune’s fool” (3.1.142). He believes that he has no control over the killings of Mercutio and Tybalt. However, these events are caused by his own rashness. Romeo chooses to fight with Tybalt and even starts the fight. Romeo fights to avenge his friend’s death. Romeo’s actions are rash because he does not consider the results of his actions. Romeo could resolve the conflict in some nonviolent way, but his mind is fixed on killing Tybalt. Romeo is exiled from Verona because he kills Tybalt. His rashness causes problems for his own family as well as for the Capulets and for the Prince. Romeo’s rashness in killing Tybalt leads to his killing himself.

In act 1 scene 1, Tybalt says “As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee. meaning he hates the Montague and wanted to fight them.” If tybalt wouldn't hate as much as he did he would have been nice and wouldn't always start fights with the montague with later on wouldn’t lead to Mercutio's death or his very own.

In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Tybalt was the enforcer of the story and always tried to stir up more chaos in the feud between the Montagues and Capulets. An example of this can be found in Act 1, when the Capulet’s party is going on, when Tybalt senses Romeo, he ends up getting very defensive and angry, “This, by his voice, should be a Montague, / Fetch me my rapier, boy. . . Now, by the stock and honor of my kin, / To strike him dead I hold it not a sin” (5.52-57). Tybalt’s quick and unthoughtful actions make him a hot-headed character who is very easy to dislike. With Tybalt’s previous actions, the story leaned toward the idea that he was going to cause a damaging and lethal event to happen, which he indeed did. After spotting Romeo at the Capulet party, Tybalt felt disrespected and was livid, due to this, he challenged Romeo to a duel. When they both meet up on the street, Romeo attempts to make peace with Tybalt and to end all disagreements between the two. However, Tybalt is there to cause drama and he declines, stating that Romeo’s request “shall not excuse the injuries / that thou hast done to me” (3.1.61-62). Tybalt’s rejection of Romeo’s request led to his own death as well as Mercutio’s. Another consequence of these actions was Romeo’s banishment from Verona, which ended up

Tybalt thinks it an honourable, righteous act to kill any Montague in order to protect the Capulet family name. He takes Romeo's presence as open-faced effrontery and a clear threat to the Capulet family. Lord Capulet orders him not to start a scandal: "I would not for the wealth of all this town here in my house do him disparagement. " Even this train of restraining and soothing comments do not succeed in calming Tybalt's petty and vengeful feelings of hatred for Romeo: "I will withdraw, but this intrusion shall, now seeming sweet, convert to bitterest gall" (Act 1, Scene 5, lines 92-93).

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.

Tybalt wants to settle the score, and to repair his pride, he writes a letter to Romeo, challenging him to a duel. Tybalt becomes enraged, he feels disrespected, and treated as a fool when his challenge goes unanswered. He goes in person to confront Romeo in a duel of sword and whit to repair his

Tybalt and his poor decisions advance the plot by causing many complications and hurt many in this story. He shows some of his many mistakes during his first impression in the story by judging Benvolio when he is trying to stop a fight. When he notices the Montague, he instantly causes trouble by saying, “What, are thou drawn among these heartless hinds? Turn thee, Benvolio; look upon death” Even though Benvolio explains the situation and that he is not causing trouble, Tybalt continues on by saying, “What, drawn and talk of peace! I hate the word as I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee.

In Act II scene IV, Mercutio describes Tybalt as “the courageous captain of compliments”. (412 19-20) This means he is a master of formal behavior. Tybalt could also be described as short-tempered. In Act I scene V, instead of having a civilized conversation with Romeo upon seeing him at the Capulet’s party, Tybalt desires to kill Romeo.

This presents that Tybalt may have been seeking a fight or was attracted to the aggressive situation as a perfect place to displace his own frustrations. It is as if Tybalt uses his family’s pride and hatred toward the Montague’s as an excuse to mask his anger management problems. Toward the end of Act 1, Tybalt again uses his family’s dignity for an excuse to fight Romeo when even Lord Capulet himself is unbothered by his enemy’s