Examples Of Human Nature In Romeo And Juliet

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In the world today people tend to act without having a clue what the ending results would be. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is a perfect example of people acting without thinking. Tybalt who is a capulet and is Juliet’s cousin is used as an example to see why your decisions matter. In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Tybalt shows a darker side of human nature revealing that it is important to consider how decisions will affect the future. In Romeo and Juliet, Tybalt reveals a darker side of human nature. When Tybalt is at the party he spots Romeo and wants to fight him so he tells his servant to, “Fetch me my rapier boy”( Shakespeare 1.5. 53). This relates to a darker side of human nature because Tybalt wants to fight Romeo right away with no hesitations. Tybalt is just wanting to fight Romeo and doesn’t think about what might happen if he decides to fight him. Later on Tybalt sends a letter to Romeo. Benvolio and Mercutio are talking about it, “Tybalt, the kinsman to old capulet, Hath, sent a letter to his father’s house. A challenge…”(Shakespeare 2.4. 7-9). This also connects to a darker side of human nature because even after the party Tybalt is still trying to fight …show more content…

When he shows up looking for Romeo and runs into Benvolio and Mercutio and starts insulting Romeo, Mercutio wants to fight Tybalt and tells him, “I am for you. [Tybalt draws his sword.](Shakespeare 3.3. 81-82). This demonstrates that Tybalt was ready to fight Mercutio even when he only had problems with Romeo. He drew his sword so quickly and was prepared to fight Mercutio without even taking a second to think about it. As a result of Tybalt not thinking about what could happen if he fought Mercutio. Tybalt ends up stabbing Mercutio and he says, “ I am hurt. I plague a both houses!”(Shakespeare 3.3 88-89). This displays that because Tybalt didn’t think ahead of what his actions could have done. He ended up stabbing