How Is Tybalt Presented In Romeo And Juliet

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Shakespeare is known for his work and the characters that he created. One of his characters, Tybalt, is especially known for how violet he is. His first line in the play already shows us how violent he is. Act 1, Scene 1, Tybalt says “Turn thee, Benvolio”. Look upon thy man who is going to kill you”. That shows us that he is violent. Another way the play tells us that he is violent is. In Act 1, Scene 5, Tybalt hears Romeo's voice and his first instinct is to tell his page to go get his sword.” Fetch me my rapier, boy”. Tybalts violence affects a lot of people and due to his violence, he ends up dead in the end. The play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is about a guy who falls in love with a girl, but due to their family always fighting, …show more content…

Although their love is strong, it comes with a lot of suffering. In Act 5, Scene 1, when he thought that Juliet was dead, he knew instantly that he had to kill himself. Romeo says.”Well, Juliet, I will lie with thee tonight. Let's see what that means. O mischief, desperate men! Telling us he’ll die tonight and lie to her. That is why the theme of Romeo and Juliet is “Love and Suffering”. This theme not only applies to Romeo and Juliet but also to a lot of people all over the world. There are many important symbols in Romeo and Juliet. But there is one symbol that is stronger than the rest “Daggers”.The reason I'm saying daggers is because, there are so many times where they are talking about “o ill just kill/stab myself than do this or that. Like in Act 3, Scene 3, Romeo says “Doth my name lodge? Tell me, that I may sack the hateful man. Draws his dagger).” So he is saying Friar tell me what part of my body is embedded, so he can cut off a part of his body. There are a lot of good symbols, but this one just shows how dedicated they are to one another, they would rather die than live without one