Baptiste Saez, Leo Cao
English 9 Period 6
16 February, 2017
Who’s Responsible? Originating from Latin America, the name Tybalt signifies “he who sees.” However, in the play, Tybalt fails to see how his actions lead to conflicts and ultimately the downfall of certain characters. Being part of the Capulet family, which is one of the most powerful families in Verona, Tybalt has a close relationship with Juliet and also loathes all the Montagues, for the Montagues are the rivals of the Capulets. Tybalt, throughout the story, tries to fight the Montagues, which sometimes result to unfortunate events. At the end of the story, Romeo decides to commit suicide when he is made to believe that Juliet is dead, but Juliet awakens from her made up
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At the party, Tybalt spots Romeo and directly goes to tell his uncle about the presences of their enemy at their party. Lord Capulet was also speaking with his guests as Tybalt is talking to him. During the conversion, Tybalt argues, “Uncle, this is a Montague, our foe,/A villain, that is hitcher come in spire” (1,5,59-61). Once again, this is additional evidence that Tybalt hates the Montagues. Instead, this time, he calls Romeo, directly, a villain. He tries to tell the lord that Romeo will only cause trouble, which in some ways was a foreshadowing, for the introduction of Romeo in Juliet’s life causes the Capulet family to be disrupted, and Romeo will indeed cause trouble for the Capulets. Another reason why Tybalt is the main reason that leads to Romeo and Juliet’s tragedy is his aggressive and violent nature. Before the duel, Benvolio, Mercutio, and Romeo laze around Verona. Tybalt arrives, insults Romeo and challenges him to a fight. Tybalt invites Romeo to fight him and triggers the unfortunate events that lead to the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet when he responds to Romeo, “Romeo: Tybalt, the reason that I have to love thee/Doth much excuse the appertaining rage/To such a greeting: villain am I none; Therefore farewell; I see thou know 'st me not./Tybalt: Boy, this shall not excuse the injuries/That thou hast done me; therefore turn and draw”(3.1.60-65). This quote shows Tybalt’s angry and violent nature. A few lines earlier, he confronts Romeo and tries to
Tybalt could also be held accountable for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Tybalt's nasty, hot-headed persona caused a lot of strife as he always started brawls and quarrelled with the Montagues. When Tybalt gets in a fight with Mercutio, despite the Prince's orders to
In addition to Juliet’s parents, Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin, instigated a fight between himself and Romeo. This is what caused Romeo to be banished from Verona to Mantua. This is what started Juliet wanting to leave Verona to be with Romeo in Mantua. This started Romeo not finding out about Juliet faking her death and then awakening to go be with Romeo. Tybalt is an instigator, troublemaker, and fighter, and a reader may label him as unforgiving. If he would have found out about Romeo and Juliet he might have disagreed with both of them. If one were to wondered when Romeo and Tybalt fought, one would find it in Act three Scene one. In lines sixty-nine through seventy-three, Romeo confesses to Tybalt that they are in fact related and Romeo is married to Juliet. Tybalt did not even catch on to what Romeo was talking about. Tybalt comes off as arrogant. In some ways Romeo and Tybalt are very
In the play, Tybalt has a large influence on the death of Romeo and Juliet. He helps contribute to their deaths because he kills Mercutio and Romeo in turn kills Tybalt which causes Romeo to be banished from Verona. Then Juliet tells “Romeo is banished!” “There is not end no limit, measure, bound. In that word’s death: no words can that woe sound.” (Act III Scene II 128-130) If Romeo had taken the time to think before killing Tybalt he would not have killed him and therefore he would not be
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.
Tybalt, did not know the full story about Romeo and Juliet. That led to him saying this, “Romeo, the hate I bear thee can afford No better term than this: thou art a villain” (3.1.59-60). This means that, for what Romeo has supposedly done, has led to Tybalt hating him. After that, Romeo replies lovingly, “Tybalt, the reason I have to love thee Doth much excuse the appertaining rage To such a greeting. Villain I am none. Therefore farewell; I see thou knowest me not” (3.1.61-64). Romeo is explaining that, Tybalt does not know the situation, and cannot say that he has insulted him, and is a villain. Tybalt could have responded in many different ways, rather than killing someone. For example, he could have asked Romeo why he had to love him, or simply just walked away from him. Tybalt shows his ignorance, by the decision he made, and without making an effort to understand the whole
Tybalt’s purpose in the play is to cause conflict by dragging on the long time, since dormant feud between the two households. This is shown at the Capulet’s party when he goes to start a quarrel with the Montagues and Lord Capulet’s family stops Tybalt from starting trouble and says this is a time for love not war. Tybalt sees Romeo and straight away thinks of him as a threat and thinks that Romeo is challenging him by just being at the party. He brings Romeo’s presence to the attention of Lord Capulet in order to cause conflict. This is an example of how Tybalt is a character that does not have the ability to just forget about the whole feud and find a way to settle it; he just seeks revenge on any member of the Montague family.
Tybalt's mindset is getting revenge on Romeo. Tybalt holding a grudge on Romeo is one of the reasons leading to his
Tybalt’s monstrous behaviour in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet fuels the feuding families’ hate and consequently results in the deaths of the doomed lovers. His violent dispositions, fierce devotion to the Capulets and irrational behaviour all contribute to the final fatalities of the hero and heroine. Tybalt's violence leads to chaos in between the two bickering families. Tybalt is to blame for their deaths as his violent tendencies had chain reactions. Tybalt's hatred for the Montagues is strong as he feels like they are a threat to the Capulets.
All throughout the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Tybalt’s the main cause that the two star-crossed lovers committed suicide. For example, “This gentlemen…in my temper softened valor’s steel”(Act 3, Scene 1, lines 102-108). Tybalt tries every way to get Romeo angered by his insults. Of course, Mercutio gets angered by this and begins to fight Tybalt over this. Romeo does try to stop them from fighting. But of course, he fails as Tybalt kills Mercutio. That action started the rising action of Romeo’s and Juliet’s suicide. Romeo was infuriated at Tybalt killing his friend, Mercutio. Romeo begins to fight Tybalt for revenge of the death of his friend, but ends up killing Tybalt, causing him to be exiled from Verona and forced to move to Mantua.
Todd Cowlishaw Mrs. Bolinger L.A 9 5 May 2017 Tybalt Character Analysis In the play Romeo and Juliet, Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin is a passionate and arrogant young relative of the Capulet family Tybalt plays a major role in the final outcome Tybalt appears to be a ignorant, cruel killer, Tybalt is powered by the hate of the Capulet family towards the Montagues. But once past his rough outsides, he can be thought of as a sensitive guy that gets angry quickly. Tybalt is the troublemaker which change the course of this tragic play. Tybalt notices that Romeo a Montague is at a Capulet feast and gets really mad and calls for his sword to fight Romeo. Lord Capulet does not want to see Romeo fight Tybalt.
Tybalt is responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet. It all started when Tybalt wanted to kill Romeo when he innocently showed up at the party. When Tybalt discovered Romeo was attending the party he declared to Lord Capulet, “It fit’s when such a villain is guest. I’ll not endure him” (1.5.82-83). Tybalt's constant anger and urge to murder Romeo would lead to the banishment of Romeo and the separation of Romeo and Juliet. Following this, Tybalt challenges Romeo to a fight, even after the Price announces his new no fighting laws. After insulting Romeo, Tybalt demands him to “turn and draw” (3.1.70). If Tybalt wouldn’t have challenged Romeo to a fight, Romeo wouldn’t have been banished and Romeo and Juliet could have been happily married.In
In the play “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare two young lovers take their lives due to several people causing them grievances, although all of the characters are guilty in one way or another the most guilty of all of the people involved is Juliet's cousin Tybalt. Tybalt is a tyrant who when Romeo comes to the party states. “To strike him dead I hold it not a sin.” (1,5,59) Tybalt is saying that he wants to kill Romeo, and later on in the play attempts to kill him too. This shows us that Tybalt hates Romeo and will do anything to get him out of the picture. This is important because since Tybalt is Juliet's cousin Romeo should not be able to do anything about him and if this wasn't stopped at its source then it could lead to dire consequences
When he saw that Romeo had made his way into the Capulet’s party, Tybalt was boiling with anger. "This, by voice, should be a Montague. Fetch me a rapier boy” (I.V. 54-55). Against the Prince Escalus’ commands that if another fight were to ever break out, it would result in death, Tybalt still decides to fight Romeo. He is then settled down by his uncle Capulet and this only makes Tybalt’s anger even more ruthless. Not even Tybalt’s powerful uncle Capulet can stop him from challenging Romeo. This shows that Tybalt carries an enormous amount of honour for the Capulet name and will not go down without a fight. Mercurio also fought with honour for the Montague name and ended uo dead. Mercurio replaced Romeo in the fight with Tybalt. The result of their own pride left both Tybalt and Mercurtio dead. Romeo couldn’t just let Tybalt get away from killing Mercurio, Romeo’s own pride got in the way as well, which led him to kill Tybalt; and that led to Romeo getting
First, in act one, scene one, Tybalt draws his sword and challenges Benvolio in the courtyard of Verona. Meanwhile, Benvolio consults with Tybalt. He is only trying to keep the peace, whether that meant to convince Tybalt to put away his sword, or help and use it to stop the fight in the courtyard between the Montagues and the Capulets, the two houses. Second, during the ball that Lord Capulet arranged for Juliet, Tybalt saw Romeo with Juliet. Tybalt tells his servant to fetch his rapier. Third, Tybalt delivers a letter to Romeo challenging him to a duel because he went to the ball and was dancing with Juliet, a Capulet. “This by his voice, should be a Montague, fetch me my rapier boy. What dares to slave. Come hither, covered with an antic face, to flee and scorn at our solemnity? Now, by the stock and honor of my kin, to strike him dead I hold it not a sin.” (I, vi, 56-61). Tybalt tells his page to get his sword. Tybalt wants to honor his family by killing Romeo, a Montague. Given these points, Tybalt’s aggressive attitude leads to Romeo’s banishment of