Romeo And Juliet Tybalt Aggression Quotes

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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. The violent scene comes to an abrupt stop when the Prince halts the street fight and tells the men to stop