Jackson Wootten Mrs Rechin English 1 Honors 16 April 2024 The death of Romeo and Juliet The play Romeo and Juliet is written by William Shakespeare. During the play two characters, Romeo and Juliet, discover an immense amount of love for each other, however they can not be married due to the long lasting fight between their families. Despite the disapproval of the two’s love, Romeo and Juliet devise a plan to marry each other and be together. Throughout the play, Tybalt, Juliet's cousin, becomes a main character who opposes the love between the two characters. Tybalt ultimately leads to the death of Romeo and Juliet through his hatred of Romeo and Montague, his refusal to allow peace between the Capulets and Montagues, and finally his death causing Romeo’s banishment and the creation of the plans that killed both lovers. …show more content…
When Tybalt first sees Romeo at the party he flies into a rage immediately wanting to start a fight, "This, by his voice, should be a montage. Fetch my rapier, boy.Now, by the stock and honor of my kin, to strike him dead I hold it not a sin." Act 1 Scene 5. Tybalt believes “striking” or fighting Romeo is no sin. Although he is eager to fight Romeo, Tybalt is stopped by Lord Capulet for his want of a peaceful party. Tybalt's compulsion to fight Romeo signifies how strongly he dislikes Romeo. Because of Tybalt's hatred for Romeo, he later challenges Romeo to a duel. In the streets of Verona Tybalt challenges Romeo, saying: “Boy, this will not excuse the injuries That thou hast done me. Therefore turn and draw.” (Act 3 Scene 1). In this duel, Mercutio, Romeo’s friend, was killed by Tybalt, even though the duel was originally for Tybalt and Romeo. Due to their great friendship, Romeo was enraged over Mercutio’s death. This would cause Romeo to challenge Tybalt to a duel and kill
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.”
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 favours peace over mutiny. In addition, his control over himself allows him to carefully analyze the situation. Shakespeare intended for him to be the typical protagonist that tries to save everyone from a crisis, where in this case the crisis is a civil battle between two noble households. Furthermore, Benvolio has the ability to empathize with people and understand their feelings. Proof of this is shown when Lady Montague questions Romeo's missing to which he responds with "So early walking did I see your son;/ Towards him I made, but he was 'ware of me/ And stole into the covert of the wood; / I, measuring his affections by my own,/ Which then most sought where most might not be found,/ Being one too many by my weary self,/ Pursued my humor not pursuing his, /And gladly shunned who gladly fled from me. ( , , 117-124). Benvolio was able to figure out that something was wrong with Romeo, and that he wanted to be alone, and so Benvolio responded with just leaving him alone. He shows all the ch...
Romeo, enraged at the killing of one of his dearest friends, challenges Tybalt to a fight for revenge, saying:
Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet portrays Tybalt as a pugnacious fighter who is often quarreling with his opponents, the Montagues. At the dawn of the book a fight breaks out between a couple of low standing Montagues and Capulets. When Benvolio tries to step in and keep the peace Tybalt attacks him. “What, draw, and talk of peace! I hate the word, As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee” (I,i,80). Tybalt, even through Benvolio’s insistence on peace, attacks him for his hatred of his foe is strong. Later in the act Romeo, Mercutio, and Benvolio are attending the party put on by Lord Capulet. Tybalt eventually spots Romeo dancing with Juliet, and makes to end Romeo for it. It fits, when such a villain is a guest: I’ll not endure him” (I,v,698).
In act three scene one it says this about the fight, "Tybalt insults Romeo, but Romeo, who has just returned from his wedding, remains calm. Mercutio, on the other hand, is furious with Tybalt, and they begin to fight. As Romeo tries to separate them, Tybalt stabs Mercutio, who later dies." Romeo feels this sudden rage. Romeo then, "Romeo
In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, two 15th century families living in Verona, Italy, hold an ancient grudge. Romeo, the only son of the Montagues, and Juliet, the only daughter of the Capulets, fall in love. Due to the feud between their families, the two young lovers end up committing suicide because they cannot be together. Juliet’s feisty cousin, Tybalt, sets off this string of events by picking a fight with Romeo. Romeo and Tybalt’s conflict greatly affects the plot and characters in the play.
Tybalt is the problem and he wants to have a duel with Romeo to get revenge for crashing the Capulet party. Romeo has just been married to Juliet and he doesn’t want to fight Tybalt, but Mercutio thinks Romeo is backing down from a fight. Showing royalty to a misunderstood Romeo, Mercutio bickers back and forth with Tybalt until Mercutio end up draws a duel with Tybalt. Romeo and Benvolio both try to stop them from fighting, which draws the conclusion of Mercutio getting stabbed. Here is a line from Mercutio right before he draws his sword to fight Tybalt in a mocking joke like manner, “Good King of Cats, but nothing of one of your nine lives. That I mean to make bold withal, and, as you shall me hereafter, dry beat the rest of your eight. Will you pluck your sword out of his pilcher by his ears? Make haste, lest mine be about your ears ere it be out.” In these few lines, Mercutio tries to size down the boastful Tybalt in a manner that isn’t rude but disturbs Tybalt enough to make him want to join in on the duel. This few sentences also show again how Mercutio uses his words carefully and comical to get what he wants, which can influence how another character may
(draws his sword) Tybalt, you ratcatcher, will you walk?”(Shakespeare, 3. 1. 44-46). This is when Mercutio drew his sword to fight Tybalt. As Mercutio and Tybalt are fighting Romeo tries to stop Mercutio because he knows that he can’t stop Tybalt. As Romeo is talking to Mercutio Tybalt goes under Romeo’s arm and stabs Mercutio. Mercutio then curses both houses while he is
Romeo And Juliet, alongside Hamlet, is probably Shakespeare’s most performed play and has also been adapted in many forms. In Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, the star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet killed themselves due to the conflicts between the Capulets and the Montagues, Romeo and Juliet’s families. Regardless of the differences in reactions regarding the conflict between the two families, both Romeo and Tybalt are characters that act before they think, causing an unfortunate effect on the tragedy of the play.
Tybalt uses gentle expressions such as ‘love’ only to sharply accuse Romeo if a villain. Although somewhat insignificant, this sentence structure adds to the cruelty that Tybalt portrays. Romeo does not want to fight and explains reasons as to why, however Tybalt will not accept that he is not fighting someone and Mercutio gives Tybalt the perfect reason and opportunity to start a fight. Shakespeare seems to want the audience to sees Tybalt’s urge to pick fights as a big reason for the tragedy.
The Death of Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is considered to be one of the greatest love tragedies of all time. Shakespeare, who is known to be a successful playwright for his remarkable plays and beautiful poetry, manages to create a classical play filled with strong emotions, tension, action, violence, humor and most importantly, love. This play is set in Verona when two “star crossed lovers” meet and fall in love passionately. Most of the responsibility for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet should be put upon their parents, themselves, and fate. Romeo and Juliet’s parents should be hold responsible for their children’s death.
This hatred causes many brawls including one in Act 3 scene 1. This brawl is a pawn of fate that pulls Romeo further apart from Juliet. In this scene Tybalt is upset because he believes that Romeo had crashed the Capulet ball, though in reality he had no harmful intentions. He is blood thirsty and wants to battle Romeo. Romeo is Mad, passionate and hasty. He is already symbolically dead and Mercutio and Benvolio believe that he is in no state of mind to fight, and if he were to do so he would not stand a chance against Tybalt, the prince of cats. Mercutio Is worried about this so in his attempt to protect Romeo he fights Tybalt which unleashes a big fight. Tybalt kills Mercutio. This upsets Romeo so much that he kills Tybalt because he was overwhelmed with passion and makes a hasty decision. Now bringing things back to the Capulet ball. Fate begins with Tybalt hearing Romeo express his love for Juliets beauty aloud and becomes filled with anger because he believes that Romeo is there to crash party since he is a Montague. If Tybalt never heard that, he would have never instigated a fight and Romeo would not have been exiled. This is fate rearranging time and circumstance to pull Romeo farther away from
Romeo Vs Tybalt Power Struggle Conflict Romeo Vs Prince Escales. Act three scene five Mercutio and Benvolio are out on the streets of Verona. Tybalt appears looking for Romeo to accept his challenge to duel, in response to Romeo gate-chrashing the Capulet party. When he finally encounters his chosen target Romeo. He challenges him to a fight, but Unfortunately Romeo is married to Juliet now making Tybalt his cousin.
Obviously, this is in the back of the audience’s mind when. Tybalt challenges Romeo to a duel, and both Mercutio and Tybalt are. killed. We fear that Romeo will be killed for his involvement, yet he does. is only a banishment of the. As it turns out, the banishment leads to his death.
Filled with rage and anger, Romeo finally battles Tybalt, but then ends with Tybalt’s demise. When fighting Romeo exclaims, “That late thou gavest me; for Mercurio's soul/Is but a little way above our heads,/ Staying for thine to keep him company:/ Either thou, or I, or both, must go with him” (3.1.88-91). Indeed, this quote shows that Romeo has taken back his word for peace and is now seeking for the vengeance of his best friend’s life. Romeo then goes on a rampage and kills Tybalt mercilessly thus ending his