William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is known for having its loving tragedy and many deaths. Tybalt is one of the many deaths in the tragedy as he is The Prince of Cats. Tybalt is in the house of Capulet and a cousin to Juliet. He is young, aggressive, impatient, high-tempered, cocky, and a skilled swordsman. Tybalt is also introduced as an antagonist in the story that had a leading fault in the lover’s deaths. Although with having that fault, there comes a punishment. Mercutio, Romeo, and Tybalt’s pride and honor are the three main reason’s of Tybalt’s death. The first point mentioned is Mercutio who escalated Tybalt’s wrongdoings and emotions. Mercutio was mortally wounded by Tybalt when Tybalt was seeking a duel with Romeo. …show more content…
Earlier, Tybalt found Romeo with Benvolio and Mercutio, as then Mercutio starts to poke fun at Tybalt. Mercutio says, “And but one word with one of us? Couple it with/ something: make it a word and a blow” (3.1.37-38). He teases Tybalt tries to test his patience and get on his nerves. These jeers and mockeries escalate into another public feud, resulting in Mercutio’s death. When Tybalt realizes what he had done, he attempts to flee the scene. Nevertheless, this only raises more problems that lead to the next dramatic scene. Another cause now happens when Romeo makes the decision to step in for Mercutio and finish what he had started.
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 …show more content…
life. The biggest reason why William Shakespeare killed Tybalt is to teach a lesson about pride and honor.
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). When he sees a Montague, he declares it as a violation of his name and will try to take action, good or bad; this mindset will be the biggest reason for his downfall. Tybalt’s name brings pride and honor to him, and the same pride and honor also push down on him whenever a disgrace is brought to his name. Moreover, it’s exactly why Tybalt couldn’t just agree with Romeo to a truce and not argue with Mercutio. He decides to rather assume whether who is evil or good instead of fully knowing the situation. This whole “fighting for the worthy side” overcomes Tybalt with childish thoughts and leaves him with the consequences of his own
actions. Overall, Tybalt’s personality and actions are what led him to his fate. Shakespeare was really careful with this character and how he would impact the story which can be very admired. Without Tybalt being in this whole play the lover’s deaths would have truly been more simpler. Your decisions have consequences, therefore, it’s very crucial that you think through them first.
Tybalt caused this death by getting mad and taking revenge on Romeo. When he took revenge on Romeo, it meant he also, displayed immaturity to his faithful cousin, Juliet. Tybalt and Juliet grew up together. They had a close relationship. Tybalt took that away from them. The fact of the matter is, you shouldn’t be messing with love and happiness. Both Romeo and Juliet had that, and it was not to be punctured. Tybalt punctured
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
conflict with the Tybalt. Mercutio on the other hand, who is a dear friend. Romeo will not back out of the fight and is killed in the onslaught. The snare of the snare. Romeo, seeking revenge, tragically kills Tybalt.
The hot-blooded and furious Tybalt had a grudge against Romeo, which inevitably led to a series of misfortunes, and in the end, the two protagonists died. He had held that grudge, since the day he confronted Romeo at the Capulet’s party, where Tybalt was dishonoured in front of a whole debauchery.
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.”
Of all the things that occur in Romeo and Juliet, the death of Tybalt is one of the most climatic parts of the story. Yet, this all started from another killing of a different person, Mercutio. Mercutio, a relative of the Prince and friend of Romeo, and Tybalt, nephew to Lady Capulet and Mercutio’s arch enemy, were in a heated conversion when Romeo walked in after getting married to Juliet and saw what was going on. Tybalt and Mercutio began to fight and Romeo tried to come in between them to stop the whole thing. Unfortunately, as Tybalt was under Romeo’s arms, he stabbed Mercutio and he died soon after. In all the rage, Romeo was furious that his friend was dead and starts to fight with Tybalt. Eventually, Romeo slays Tybalt and he falls to the floor and dies. Romeo runs away in agony before the Prince soon arrives at the scene of the fight with all the other citizens that were awakened by this fray to see what happened. Although Romeo is guilty of homicide, he is charged for manslaughter as he unlawfully killed a person in the heat of passion while defending Mercutio’s honor.
Tybalt’s loyalty towards the family dispute intoxicates him with a quarrelsome nature. After recognizing Romeo at the Capulet Ball, Tybalt persistently rejects his uncle’s remonstrance to stay serene. Even after being restrained by his Uncle Capulet, he vows vengeance on Romeo in the future as he says, “Patience perforce with willful choler meeting Makes my flesh tremble in their different greeting. I will withdraw; but this intrusion shall Now seeming sweet, convert to bitt’rest gall” (1.5.88-90). Tybalt tends to take each and every “insult” towards his family and himself to heart, without even contemplating their true meaning. Furthermore, Tybalt’s aggravating behavior develops into a clear factor leading to his downfall. When Mercutio is found dead as a result of Tybalt, Romeo confronts him directly with a duel to the death. Rather than trying to discuss and come to a harmonious solution, Tybalt further inflamed the already belligerent environment. He does this by saying, “Thou, wretched boy, that didst consort him here, Shalt with him hence” (3.1.128-129). Tybalt’s relentless threatening behavior never fails to make an already hostile environment even worse. His cruel character is perpetual no matter what the
Those 3 characters are the guilty ones of all. Tybalt is very proud of his family status and being a Capulet, which caused him to be defensive and aggressive towards others and led to him being responsible. During the duel between Tybalt and Mercutio, Romeo intervenes and tries to stop them both, but Tybalt puts his sword under Romeo’s arm and kills Mercutio. Romeo then fights with Tybalt and murders him and is banished from Verona.
Tybalt is a Capulet and very passionate about hating the Montagues. In Act 1 Scene 5 when Romeo, Benvolio, and Mercutio sneak into Capulet’s party, Tybalt recognizes Romeo and begs Lord Capulet to kick him out. “Uncle, this is a Montague, our foe, / A villain that is hither come in spite / To scorn at our solemnity this night” (1. v. 69-71). Later, Tybalt sees Romeo on the street and tries to fight him, convinced that Romeo has done something to him. Romeo doesn’t want to fight, and Mercutio steps in. Benvolio and Romeo try to stop them, but Mercutio gets fatally wounded. Tybalt’s devotion to his family ended up killing Mercutio, and Tybalt himself later ends up dead because of
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
As already shown, both Romeo and Juliet are horrified to discover that they were family enemies. Despite of this, they both choose to devote their love for eachother. Given this point, it is unrequited love that brings Romeo and Juliet together. But this also means that they would have to get over the fact that their families hate each other. This eventually leads them to forgiving the rival family for all the hateful acts that have occurred against one another. This is not the only forgiveness that is experienced in this play. Tybalt is a Montague with a fiery attitude. 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 leads to the death of Mercutio. Romeo is angry and in need of revenge, which creates an intense fight between Tybalt and Romeo. Romeo wins this battle, killing Tybalt. He leaves in a hurry, only to discover that he would be banished from Verona. The death of Tybalt is absolutely devastating to Juliet. Her cousin was murdered by her husband. But she did not hesitate to forgive Romeo, she did so right away. She knew that Romeo had a reason for this incident and decides to
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.
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.
“This by his voice, should be a Montague. Fetch me my rapier, boy. What dares the slave” ( I.v.line 52-54). “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare is a tragedy that occurs to innocent characters who have not done anything wrong. In the play, the character that strongly opposes Romeo and the Montagues is Tybalt. Tybalt is Mr. Capulet’s nephew and Juliet’s older cousin. Tybalt plays an important role in Romeo and Juliet because of his aggressive, cocky, and self-centered personality leads to many catastrophes in the play.
Tybalt was a adversary of Romeo and had the drift to kill him. His spleen of the situation is Romeo trying to love his coz Juliet. He approached Romeo and Mercutio looking for a fight. Tybalt and Mercutio ended up fighting and Tybalt killed Mercutio, because Tybalt did this, he deserved the death penalty for his transgression. Romeo then took revenge and killed him (3.1.70). This is a legal issue because Tybalt was going to be treated to the death penalty anyway so Romeo killing him was just like giving him the death penalty. This death is a lot different than the others because his was a legal issue and he deserved to die, the other deaths in the play like Romeo, Juliet and Mercutio decided to die for a family member that they love.