Tybalt and Benvolio: Compare and Contrast

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

| The complete opposite of Romeo, who doesn’t consider the feud anything to do with him personally, Tybalt takes it more personally than the head of the family himself and considers “enduring” Romeos presence humiliating and a scorn against his name. He takes the matter of pride seriously.

“‘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.

Benvolio gives his testimony on the dual, swearing on his life that he is telling the truth, and that Romeo I innocent and Tybalt is the one who should be held

Tybalt’s loyalty to his family is very significant to him, because even though he does it for the wrong reasons, it is with good intention as he is honoring his family’s name. For example at the Capulet’s ball, he is protecting his family’s reputation because he thinks Romeo is trying to cause harm to the Capulet name.

He acts as protector and "chief swash-buckler" for the Capulets and he appears to feel that the Montagues represent a great threat to the Capulets. The first time we meet Tybalt is in Act 1, Scene 1, line 66. He enters with his sword drawn and tells Benvolio, both friend and cousin of Romeo, to "turn thee... Look upon thy death." When Benvolio says he has no need to fight and wants to keep the peace, Tybalt responds with, "...talk of peace?

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

(1.1.61-62) During this quote Tybalt had asked why Benvolio why he pulled out his sword. He told Benvolio to turn around and look at the man who was going to kill him, then they began to fight. The only reason why Tybalt wants to kill Benvolio is because he wants peace while everyone else is fighting. Because of Tybalt's irrational decisions, that's one of the reasons he got killed.

Two characters Mercutio and Tybalt who both had similar and different personalities and both hates eachother following the fact that their families did not like eachother.They are both protective of their families and are loyal.The difference between the both is that Mercutio is a character with a light personality.He is passionate,he gets what he wants,loves to live his life and he is carefree.Tybalt on the other hand is a character with a much darker personality.He is troublesome,he is a hater,quick tempered and takes things too serious.The hatred fighting all started when Tybalt finds out something about Romeo and Juliet and tries to find a way to get rid of Juliet,Mercuito hears of this and is willing to Fight Tybalt for the protection

The play, Romeo and Juliet, is a very popular tragedy that many people have read or seen performed on a stage. There are many different characters with contrasting personalities that make up this complex story. Two main characters are Mercutio and Benvolio, and they both play a major role in the events that take place in this play. Mercutio is a foil to Benvolio and we can see how these two people have opposite qualities and will react differently to difficult situations. Conflicts in the play will show us how Mercutio is hot headed and quick to act, while Benvolio is calm and logical.

In life bad thing are always bound to happen. In Shakespeare play he shows that Benvolio is one of those people who wants to prevent bad things from happening. In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare shows through the use of language and action it shows that Benvolio is caring and is a peacekeeper.

Compare How Shakespeare And Browning Present Villains Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare, which was published in 1597. It tells the story of two lovers who meet at a party, but can’t be together because of their family feud. Our main focal character is Tybalt as he is shown as a villainous person in many scenes. In Romeo and Juliet, Tybalt is the nephew of Lord Capulet and Juliet's older cousin. We can accurately describe the skilled swordsman as a tough, cocky and aggressive character who is always looking for a fight.

On Monday, (the 25th of July, 1550) In Verona, Italy. In the small market square, once again the streets were not at peace. The Capulets and the Montagues were fighting. The fight led to include members of each family, and ultimately led to the Pince issuing a word of caution to the two families.

Especially, since Tybalt is from the opposite family of Romeo, he begins to seek vengeance.