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Feud In Romeo And Juliet

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Sometimes, thy greatest adversary and the cause of thy beating can be thyself. When someone has a character for being a jerk, those same conduct will come back to get thy, maybe worse than the anterior problems that they created, or even kill them. William Shakespeare’s tragedy Romeo and Juliet, a play of doomed love, illustrates the dangers of pride and seeking revenge. At the beginning of the story, readers are introduced to an ancient feud between the Capulet and Montague families through a brawl caused by the servants of each family. A tragic love story where the two main characters are from opposite families and are supposed to be sworn enemies, but they fall in love. Due to the feuds, they can’t be together, tragedy happens, and they …show more content…

Especially with the Montagues, explicitly speaking, Tybalt’s aggressiveness towards Romeo and his family is sole since they are Montagues, no more or no less. In Act 1, Scene 1, lines 66-67 Tybalt proves his hatred towards the Montagues as he spoke to Benvolio: “As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee.” Tybalt’s hatred towards the Montagues is pointless because there never was any clear motive for this feud. Tybalt’s hatred accentuates just by catching sight of a Montague. At Lord Capulet’s party, Tybalt hears Romeo’s voice and orders his servant to go get him his sword. Tybalt wants to slay Romeo: “Now, by the stock and honor of my kin, to strike him dead I hold it not a sin.” Tybalt is so blinded by his loyalty that he starts to be very …show more content…

Tybalt seems to have no repercussions for his actions, and it is readily apparent when Tybalt kills Mercutio and comes back for more fighting. Tybalt is not going to give up until Romeo is dead: “Thou Wretched Boy, That Didst Consort Him Here, Shalt with Him Hence.” Before Tybalt slays Mercutio, Mercutio called Tybalt names, but one name he kept on repeating was, “The prince of cats.” Mercutio calls Tybalt this because of his cat-like actions such as jealousy and being hot-headed. Tybalt’s jealousy made him come back to Romeo and didn’t think of what could happen. It is like he is blinded by such

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