Tybalt is shown as a villain in Romeo and Juliet but how much can he really be blamed? Tybalt is a proud and patriotic Capulet cousin‚ his name reflects his personality (tybalt means the prince of cats) he is a rare swordsman and fights with honor‚ although he does take personal insults very far he can be viewed in two ways‚ first as a racist‚ prejudiced against the Montagues or second as an honorable man who fights for family and what he believes to be right‚ Mercoutio describes him as "More than
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Act III Study Guide Scene 1 1) At the beginning of the scene‚ Benvolio thinks he and Mercutio should leave. 2) Tybalt hopes to fight with Romeo. 3) Tybalt calls Romeo a villain. 4) Romeo won’t fight Tybalt because they are now family since he married Juliet. 5) Mercutio gets stabbed when Romeo stands in front of him and Tybalt accidentally stabs him under Romeo’s arm. 6) Mercutio keeps repeating “A plague o’ both you houses” because he knows his death was caused by the family
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Tybalt Character Analysis A character Analysis of Tybalt from the play Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare. Tybalt is a son of the Capulets‚ he is Juliet’s cousin the traits he expresses throughout the play is pride‚ impulsiveness‚ and unwavering traits in the play. The first impression we get with Tybalt is that he is a prideful character when servants of both sides of Capulet and Montague are arguing as Benvolio attempts to end the feud between servants‚ he tries to coax Tybalt
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Romeo and Juliet: Mercutio Character Analysis The character Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is a round and static. Mercutio was the humorous character in the play Romeo and Juliet. He was killed off by Tybalt in a street brawl. He was a part of the Montague family. Mercutio is a very loyal and humorous character in Romeo and Juliet. Mercutio sticks up for his friends and loses his life doing it. Mercutio is a very loyal for the people he cares about. “O calm‚ dishonorable‚ vile
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Romeo and Juliet tells the tragic love story of two lovers. The two families‚ the Capulets and Montagues‚ are feuding‚ causing great tension between each person involved. Benvolio and Mercutio are important people in the Montague family. They are also both close friends with Romeo‚ Montague’s son. Benvolio and Mercutio are very similar in intentions‚ but can have very contrasting characteristics as well. Benvolio is Montague’s nephew and Romeo’s cousin. He often attempts to prevent violence between
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In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ Juliet’s cousin Tybalt is portrayed as an aggressive character who despises all who belongs to the House of Montague. Both arrogant and hotheaded‚ Tybalt is proud of being a Capulet‚ and does not possess an ounce of countenance at the mere mention of the name Montague. Tybalt’s challenge to Romeo poses as the greater threat to the “well-being” of Romeo and Juliet’s relationship in comparison to Count Paris’s eagerness to marry Juliet in that his distaste
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with Romeo‚ these are Benvolio and Tybalt‚ their the opposite to one to other. Benvolio is calm and he is always trying to resolve the problems pacifically and he is from the Montague family ‚ in other side‚ Tybalt is quick tempered‚ have an aggressive stile and he belongs to Capulet family. While both are always involved with Romeo in his decisions‚ Benvolio have the function to calm Romeo and every one from the kingdom in fights or discussions‚ change sides‚ Tybalt is the one that provoke the main
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honor to ones kin’s long-standing tradition seems absurd. However‚ people often accuse Tybalt Capulet from Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet. Throughout the play‚ Tybalt made various impulsive actions and choices which were not the best‚ but inevitably his responses were not irrelevant. Tybalt did not cause the tragic amount of deaths in Verona. He was merely trying to keep up with the feud. Mercutio induced Tybalt into their duel and Mercutio’s death was accidental. After the chaotic brawl (1.1)
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are really essential to the plotline are Tybalt and Mercutio‚ two conflicting characters whose argument sets the play and its characters to another level of urgency. Though Mercutio and Tybalt share certain character traits‚ they are mostly opposites and can be juxtaposed to show the layers of contrast and complexity in each character. Though Mercutio and Benvolio are the classic "foils‚" I believe that this pair
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Tybalt the Fool Bruce Lee‚ a famous martial artist‚ said‚ “A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough.” (goodreads.com). Anger has caused many people resort to violence. Being quick to anger proves lack of logic and thinking. Tybalt was quickly made a fool after challenging both Mercutio and Romeo due to a bad temper. He died soon after due to his own horrible decisions. Tybalt practically was his own killer with his actions throughout the story. Tybalt was responsible for his own death because
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