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Romeo And Juliet Fight Quotes

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Romeo and Juliet “Be patient and understanding. Life is too short to be vengeful or malicious.” (Phillips Brooks) Many avoidable tragedies and deaths take place in Shakespeare's “Romeo and Juliet” due to people’s inability to comprehend the effects their actions have on others. This the play starts with a fight scene between the Montagues and Capulets in which both parties are guilty of pride and vengeance. Had they considered the long term consequences of their actions or the fact that their behavior at the moment did nothing to resolve the issue at hand, things may have ended differently. The theme Shakespeare tries to portray in of Romeo and Juliet is not to allow your actions to be influenced by your …show more content…

The play begins with a fight scene between some of the Montagues and Capulets. There was no big incident that set off the fight, it was based purely off of hate for each other. What, drawn and talk of peace? I hate the word. As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee. Have at thee, coward! (1.1.60) This quote said by Tybalt shows that he has no intention of keeping peace and that he hates the Montagues for their name not for the person. Later in the play Tybalt is seeking revenge on Romeo for showing up to their party he asks Mercutio where Romeo is but he is reluctant to help and starts instigating a fight. Before a fight can begin Romeo shows up and Tybalt starts attacking. Romeo does nothing to fight back so Mercutio steps up and fight Tybalt but loses his life in doing so. After Mercutio dies Romeo is full of anger and craves vengeance, he immediately chases after Tybalt and kills him. Romeo starts off not wanting to fight but after the death of Mercutio he is conflicted with so many different emotions and he only listens to one, anger. Mercutio lost his life defending Romeo who refused to fight Tybalt, but his death made Romeo do the exact thing he lost his life for. In the end both Romeo and Juliet take their own because they rather not live than live without each other. Together they do this out of love, but they also do it because of the hate. Their entire lives are surrounded by hate and constant death of loved ones due to this hate. Finally they both realize that the only way they could be together in all of that hate was in

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Shakespeare uses Romeo’s interactions with the Mercutio and Tybalt in Act 111 scene 1 to reveal his conflict motivations during the fued. In the story it shows that Romeo is really trying to make peace between the two families “Tybalt I have a reason to love you that lets me put aside the rage I should feel and excuse that insult” 3.1.18 and 19. The quote means that Romeo wants to have peace between the Montague and the Capulets because of how in love he is with Juliet, he is willing to be civil to be in love with Juliet and it be accepted. This quote is very important because it shows how much he wants to be with Juliet and how much he cares, if he did not care this much he would not be trying to make peace between the two families and try

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The close friendship between Romeo, Mercutio and Benvolio manifests into destructive love. When Tybalt calls Romeo “a villain”, Mercutio fights him and dies. Romeo is filled with grief and anger as evidenced in the quote: “And fire-eyed fury be my conduct now!” Romeo never fights, but when he does, his impulsive actions result in violence which is “wild” and irrepressible. Shakespeare’s use of fricative alliteration highlights Romeo’s aggressive behaviour, which foreshadows the forthcoming event.

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He insisted on duelling with Mercutio and Romeo. Romeo refuses but Tybalt being the fiery hot-headed character that he was who acted on his emotions alone without thinking of the consequences, fought Mercutio anyway. This lead to Mercutio being slain and causing Romeo to burst into anger and kill Tybalt. By killing Tybalt, Romeo was exiled by the Prince. With Romeo exiled from Verona, he is not able to reach Juliet safely, thus forcing Juliet to make an elaborate false death so that she could be with Romeo.

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“Now, Tybalt, take the “villain” back again that thou gavest me; for Mercutio’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.” Romeo is angry that Tybalt killed Mercutio, so he makes the decision to fight Tybalt until one of them is dead. Romeo and Juliet are both very impulsive. Romeo doesn’t think of the consequences that will come for him after the fight, so it ends with Tybalt dead and Romeo banished.

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A study on how decisions are made, conducted by University of Texas at Austin, discovered that decisions are greatly influenced by past experiences and memories. The story of Romeo and Juliet is often remembered as a love story gone wrong because the two protagonists are met with a dreadful death after a series of poor decisions. Romeo and Juliet were “star-crossed lovers,” but their deaths could have been avoided if it weren't for their own costly mistakes and the mistakes of others. While some of the events that led to Romeo and Juliet’s death were inevitable, others could have been avoided if some of the characters made better decisions. The two characters who made the worst mistakes were Friar Laurence and Romeo.

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Fate’s Cruel Trick Using courage to overcome conflict and to create harmony in life is one theme in Romeo and Juliet, a famous story by William Shakespeare. To conquer their families’ feud, two forbidden lovers stop the conflicts with the power of courage. At the annual Capulet ball, Romeo and Juliet meet and fall in love at first sight, which causes the conflict between the Capulets and Montagues to grow. Next, Friar Laurence discovers the two forbidden lovers affection, and has the courage to marry them hoping to create harmony, however it created more conflict. Following the wedding, an angry mob arrives in the streets, where Tybalt slays Mercutio, and in revenge Romeo murders Tybalt.

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Tybalt, in Romeo and Juliet pondered over a feud and let his words and actions speak on behalf of other Capulets. He says “What, drawn and talk of peace! I hate the word as I hate hell all Montagues, and thee. Have at Thee, coward. ”(1,1,63-65) Since Tybalt said those hateful things, his words lead to a fight, adding even more demise to the feud, then which already existed.

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Romeo allows his thirst for revenge to cloud his logical reasoning when he kills Tybalt who has just murdered Mercutio, Romeo’s best friend. Mercutio defends Romeo against Tybalt’s insults with comebacks and later his sword. As Romeo attempts to intervene, Mercutio is stabbed by Tybalt and Romeo is enraged. Once he finds out from Benvolio that the wound had killed him, Romeo,”Who had but newly entertained revenge,” (III.i.173), kills Tybalt and flees the scene. Romeo declined to

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I hate the word as I hate all Montagues, and thee, have at thee coward. Thankfully the prince intervenes and creates a decree proclaiming if ever you disturb our streets again, your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace. However Tybalt; despite this decree still incessantly tries to pick a fight with Romeo upon seeing him at the Capulet party. After lord Capulet tells Tybalt to let him alone. Tybalt unwillingly backs off Romeo for the night, however in order to fulfill his passionate desire to fight sends a letter to Mercutio; demanding a challenge on his life.

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In Act 1, Scene 1, Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin who is a Capulet, angrily approaches Benvolio and openly expresses his intense dislike for all Montagues. The atmosphere becomes tense as the two cousins, fueled by their family feud, prepare for a potential fight. “What, draw and talk of peace? I hate the word, as I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee,” (Shakespeare, Act 1: Scene 1: Lines: 64-64). This quote showcases his deep hatred towards the Montague family and his refusal to consider peace with Benvolio.

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In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Tybalt’s aggressiveness is his most notable flaw. Tybalt first expresses his hatred to the opposing family, the Montague’s, when using words of animosity in the street fight against the Capulets. In the streets of Verona, Italy, a fray arose between the two families, in which Tybalt comes to interfere with the fight by proclaiming, “Where art thou drawn among these heartless hinds? / Turn thee, Benvolio: look upon thy death” (1.1.62-63). Tybalt’s combative personality clearly shows that his intentions of aggression, even convinces a man of peace, Benvolio, to fight for his people against all costs.

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Tybalt challenges Romeo to a duel and he declines the challenge and insists that he won’t fight Tybalt. Mercutio is angered by Romeo’s “cowardice” and takes on Tybalt himself. Romeo wants Mercutio to stop fighting Tybalt so he decides that it’d be a good idea to block his arm in mid combat and Tybalt stabs Mercutio from under Romeo’s arm and Mercutio falls dead after rambling about plagues and a pun or two. Romeo doesn’t realize that it is his own fault that Mercutio died after Mercutio even blamed his wound on him. Romeo lets his emotions decide his actions and becomes enraged and ignores that Tybalt is now his family and fails to see that he was the reason Mercutio was killed.

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The downfalls of Romeo and Juliet are caused by bad luck and bad decisions. Since they’ve been alive and aware, the capulets and montagues have been at “war”. Page 14, Romeo and Tybalt bicker away at each other. Tybalt even hits Romeo with a third person indirect. “Uncle that’s a montague, our foe.”

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I hate the/ word as I hate hell, all Montagues and thee, coward!” (I.i.ll.72-74). Tybalt does not realize that fighting over a simple disagreement is completely unnecessary yet since he is so hot-tempered believes that he is above everyone else. Even Capulet doesn’t fight as much as Tybalt. Later in the play after causing a fight with Romeo, Mercutio steps forward and Tybalt kills him.

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