Tybalt In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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In William Shakespeare’s play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Tybalt is from the house of Capulet and cousin to Juliet. Tybalt is young, macho, aggressive, impatient, high-tempered, cocky, and a skilled swordsman. Based on the humors, Tybalt could be considered choleric. He is introduced as an antagonist in the play because he causes a fair share of conflict. Tybalts’s death can be narrowed down to three reasons, his immaturity, Romeo, and his pride and honor. 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 …show more content…

The name, Capulet brings tremendous pride and honor to Tybalt, and he lets this pride and honor influence his decisions. Accordingly, when he sees a Montague, he declares it as a violation to his name and lets his pride take over. It persuades him to take action, good or bad; this mindset is the most important reason of his downfall. Tybalt says, “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 at 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). One can see that Tybalt’s honor for his name is the route of his anger and

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