Hatred and violence can only breed destruction; Tybalt Capulet from Shakespeare’s famous tragedy ‘Romeo and Juliet is a prime example of this. Being born during violent times in troubled Verona, Tybalt is the epitome of the chaos and hatred that has resulted from a feud between two aristocratic families- the Capulets and Montagues. This essay will be portraying how Tybalt’s antagonistic characteristics lead to his death, contributing to his prominent role in the thematic scheme and overall scheme of the text. With his death, Tybalt instigates a chain of reactions which changes the course of the tragedy, sending it into a collision with fate. Therefore, Tybalt is the ultimate catalyst for tragedy. Tybalt's entrance in the play during Act …show more content…
“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.” Through this quote, it becomes evident here Tybalt is very sharp and aware of his surroundings at all times, being able to recognise Romeo solely by his voice. The audience is also provided with insight into Tybalt’s overzealous loyalty and questionable morals. To kill and believe it is righteous for the sake of your family’s honour is beyond being loyal, murder cannot be justified.Lord Capulet proceeds to respond to Tybalt saying '...God shall mend my soul, You'll make a mutiny among my guests? You will set cock-a-hoop, you'll be the man?' Lord Capulet and the fellow Capulets are all very well aware of Tybalt’s ‘macho’ nature; he is accusing Tybalt of wanting to pursue an opportunity to fight to improve his own reputation of being a man. “You are a princox,”. Lord Capulet further insults him, calling him impertinent and juvenile.'Why, uncle, 'tis a shame-' Till this scene Tybalt was portrayed to be all about respect for his family and the family’s reputation but here it is demonstrated that he is disrespectful to the leader of the family as he defies his authority.The way you treat the leader reflects the respect you have for your family on the whole.The conversation …show more content…
When the Montague boys arrive, Mercutio challenges Tybalt in place of Romeo and initially he doesn’t respond. Tybalt avoidance of Mercutio’s initial challenge and determination to duel honourably with Romeo are actions which arguably follow the code of honour, showing Tybalt to demonstrate better judgement than we expect. “Well peace be with you, sir, here comes my man’” Using words like Sir and treating Mercutio with respect because he is related to the prince illustrates Tybalt avoiding confrontation, perhaps because of the Prince’s decree, and emphasises the importance of social hierarchy in Verona. Shakespeare utilises Iambic blank verse whilst Tybalt is talking here. Although, Shakespeare often uses this technique to indicate a character’s higher social status, he is also illustrating that Tybalt approaches this conflict cautiously. “Boy, this shall not excuse the injuries that thou hast done me. Therefore turn and draw.” Unfortunately though, Tybalt’s temperament outweighs his good judgement, acting irrational when Romeo appears. Romeo’s refusal to fight instigates a strong sense of rage within Tybalt and when Mercutio further riles him by questioning his masculinity, Tybalt is urged to regain it by drawing his sword.
Romeo senses tensions are high with Tybalt, so he states, “I do protest I never injured thee but love thee better than thou canst devise.” (Lines 65-66 Act Three, Scene One). Romeo is trying to diffuse the situation because he realizes that Tybalt is his love's cousin. Mercutio is surprised by Romeo’s behavior, so he decides to fight Tybalt himself. Mercutio’s decision to fight Tybalt leads to his own death. Romeo is angered by the death of Mercutio and states, “Now, Tybalt, take the “villain" back again/ That late thou gavest me; for Mercutio’s soul.” (Lines 123-124 of Act Three, Scene One). Romeo is indicating that Tybalt is the villain now, because he slayed Mercutio. Romeo forgets about his attempt to befriend the Capulets and slays Tybalt. Romeo, murderer of Tybalt, solely focuses on Juliet and states “Ha, banishment? Be merciful, say “death"/For exile hath more terror in his look.” (Lines 12-13 of Act Three, Scene Three). Romeo does not care about Tybalt’s life, but only cares for the way it affects his relationship with Juliet. Romeo’s mother dies out of grief because of his banishment. Romeo’s recklessness in loving Juliet has led to the death of three
He is prepared to duel, as he believes it is in “honor of my kin, / to strike him dead I hold not a sin” (I.v.58-59). His vicious behavior towards the Montague’s is due to the prolonged feud and not because of a dishonorable act directed towards him. Evidently, Tybalt respects Lord Capulet and the family name. When he goes to inform the Montague’s intrusion, Lord Capulet dismisses the enemy’s presence, ordering Tybalt to “be patient, take no note of him” (I.v.71). Despite Lord Capulet’s calm approach towards the appearance of Romeo, Tybalt`s mind is clouded with hatred and only views Romeo as a threat. Tybalt’s angered reaction at the sight of Romeo, as well as his impulsive decision to warn Lord Capulet in hopes of getting rid of the enemy, is due to the ongoing feud between the Montague’s and Capulet’s and not because of any harm directly caused by
When asked by Benvolio to make peace in the streets, Tybalt bluntly responds,” talk of peace, I hate the word. As I hate hell all Montagues.” This is the attitude of Tybalt throughout the play. He believes he is doing all for the best and uses violence as his tool. He gets angry at the ball with Romeo being there, “villain as a guest,” and believes it best to defend his family’s honor by later taking revenge. When Tybalt finds Romeo, he thinks it best to fight him and when he ends up killing Mercutio he believes he has done his duty by causing Romeo the same hurt he has brought Tybalt, “the injuries that thou hast done me.”
Tybalt is like many other young men his age and is immature. This can be seen in almost every action he makes. One can see his immaturity when he makes impulsive decisions, like when he wrote a letter to Romeo challenging him to a duel. Another immature thing that he does is when he sees a Montague, he automatically sees him/her as a evil villain because of the ancient feud. Tybalt states, “Uncle, this is a Montague, our foe,/ A villain that is hither come in spite/ To scorn at our solemnity this night.” (1.5.69-71). He sees Romeo when at the party and instantly abandons any sense maturity or reason and assumes that that man is a villian, not knowing who he is or having any knowledge about him other than his name. His childish behavior can be seen through out
This aggression is shown when Tybalt insults Romeo (3.1.55-69), calling him “thou art a villain” (3.1.56), and “boy” (3.1.61). In the context of this scene, boy is an insult. Once Romeo shows that he will not fight back (3.1.57-60), Tybalt’s ego takes control. This incident embodies cockiness as Tybalt continually berates Romeo and his friends with insults. He has no real reason to escalate this conflict as he knows that the Prince hates fighting. Despite this, Tybalt shows how cocky and abrasive he is, and perpetrates the tragedy by killing Mercutio and getting killed, himself. Since Tybalt literally beckons Romeo to draw (3.1.62), he further exemplifies cockiness. This results in a tragedy as Tybalt slays Mercutio and is slain by Romeo in turn. Furthermore, Tybalt shows aggression in his aside with Lord Capulet at the party. Tybalt says many threatening things about Romeo, calling him: “a slave” (1.5.52), his “foe” (1.5.59), and a “villain” (1.5.63). In this part of the story, Tybalt shows aggression, by wanting to kill Romeo. This is made evident by him asking his servant to grab his sword (1.5.52-4). Once again, Tybalt shows unnecessary aggression by insulting and threatening Romeo. This moves the plot towards tragedy by establishing a rivalry between Romeo and Tybalt. Later on, this rivalry results in the death of Tybalt and Mercutio. In summation, Tybalt’s aggression and cockiness results in the deaths of himself and Mercutio, making this story a
Many characters want Romeo to pay for what he has done, whereas Juliet is heartbroken because she might never be able to see Romeo again. The destructive forces of love are shown through Romeo’s love towards Mercutio, as it presents chaos when Romeo is banished, leaving all characters in despair. In addition, Tybalt’s destructive love of family honour brings out chaos and worry throughout the Capulet household. Tybalt displays a destructive love of family honour, as he shows a hatred towards all Montague. When Tybalt first lays eyes on Benvolio at the beginning of the play, he begins to scold him, beginning a fight between the two of them.
In Romeo and Juliet, there are many guilty parties that contribute to the deaths and demise of Romeo, Juliet, Mercutio, Tybalt, Count Paris and the many other victims of the bitterness and grudge between the Capulets and the Montagues. However, the three most culpable parties are the set of opposing parents; the Montagues and Capulets, the prince; Escalus of Verona and ultimately the lovers, Romeo and Juliet. The blame lies mostly on these three parties because their decisions greatly influenced the outcome of this Shakespearean tragedy. In this essay, I will prove and condemn the prince, parents and lovers for the losses of life and the confusion in Romeo and Juliet.
As a famous author once said, “You don’t have to attend every argument you’re invited to.” To clarify, it isn’t necessary to engage in every conflict that is encountered. In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Tybalt is a truculent and unsympathetic man who tends to take the quarrel between the Capulets and Montagues a step too far. He soon is challenged with a fight he cannot beat. In this tragic play, Tybalt’s tragic flaw of aggressiveness guides him towards a bitter end.
After catching Romeo at a party he was not supposed to be at, Tybalt had it out for Romeo. Just after Romeo and Juliet’s wedding, Tybalt comes looking for him wanting to fight. Romeo does not want to fight because he now loves Tybalt since he is family to him, but neither Tybalt or anyone else knows this reason. Quickly, Mercutio steps in and tells Tybalt that he will fight him in honour of Romeo. Sadly, this led to the death of Mercutio.
In the tremendous play of ‘Romeo & Juliet’, Shakespeare’s ways engages the audience straight away. The astounding methods he uses hooks the audience into the play and allows them to read on, wondering what will happen. The tragic love story of Romeo & Juliet, as mentioned in the prologue, sets a variety of themes throughout Act 1 Scene 5. Many of the recognisable themes are: youth and age, revenge, forbidden love, fate, action and hate. The main idea of the play is a feud that had been going on between two families, The ‘Montagues and Capulets’, the son of the Montagues and the daughter of the Capulets fall in love and the story tells us how tragic, death, happiness and revenge find them throughout the play.
Romeo denies the fate of Mercutio who fought against Tybalt and lost, so he challenges Tybalt to fight in defense of his honor. His sense of honor would not allow himself to ignore the death of Mercutio. It mandated his absurd behavior to take Tybalt’s life which even further separated the Montague and Capulet family. Moreover, Romeo still decides to marry Juliet after he takes Tybalt’s life. His sense of honor leads him to find Father Lawrence who will marry both Juliet
In the greatest love story Romeo and Juliet written by william shakespeare. why would they name Tybalt after the prince and the cats. It was mercutio who named him that because he hats tybalt. Also Tybalt is a nephew to Lady Capulet. Tybalt tends to stalk around proudly attacking anyone who stokes his fur wrong. and there's no real explanation for Tybalt's aggressive behavior. He wants to defend his reputation as the toughest of the Capulets. It's also likely tybalt likes to fight.
In Shakespeare’s Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, the lovers meet their doom, in scene iii of Act V. With their fatal flaw of impulsivity, Romeo and Juliet are ultimately to blame for their death. Contrarily, if it was not for the unintentional influence of the pugnacious Tybalt, the star-crossed lovers may have remained together, perpetually. To the audience, the deaths of Romeo and Juliet are already understood, for it is a Shakespearean tragedy. However, the causes, predominantly Romeo’s and Juliet’s fatal flaws of impulsivity and rashness, are as simple as Shakespearean writing. Though Romeo and Juliet are wholly to blame for their tragic suicides, in Act V scene iii, Tybalt is, in turn, responsible, as his combative spirit forced Romeo to murder him and Juliet to marry Paris.
	A major dispute is going on between the Capulets and the Montagues. These two households, "both alike in dignity," (1.Prologue.1) have been feuding for so long that they even forget the reason they are feuding. Romeo and Juliet, "a pair of star-crossed lovers who take their life," (1.Prologue.6) are results of how tragedy can be caused when the rage of past generations carries over to a younger generation. Tybalt is also an example of the theme. At Capulet's party, he walks up to Lord Capulet and says "Tis he, that villain Romeo" (1.5.67). Tybalt learns this rage toward Romeo and all the other Montagues through past generations.
In Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, Tybalt is shown to be aggressive, sophisticated, and hazardous. Tybalt is aggressive because he immediately wants to kill Romeo when he sees him at the party. :This by voice should be a Montague, Fetch me my rapier boy” (I.5.54-55). This shows how aggressive Tybalt is to kill Romeo when he barely sees gimm, Tybalt urges the servant to get his rapier to kill Romeo for showing up uninvited at the Capulet party. Tybalt is shown to be sophisticated as he doesn’t listen to Lord Capulet. “You will set cock-a-hoop. You’ll be the man! Why uncle, tis a shame” (I.5.81-82). It shows that Tybalt is hard to convince to obey something. He seems to have a provincial mind and a gadfly for Lord Capulet who wants