Secondary Characters In Romeo And Juliet

1 Secondary Character Analysis in Romeo and Juliet In the late sixteenth century, William Shakespeare published Romeo and Juliet, one of his most famous plays. The theme of this play is that no obstacle can get in the way of true love. One of the many secondary characters in Romeo and Juliet is Tybalt, Juliet 's cousin. Although he is a minor character, he is the central antagonist in the play. He plays a major role in the outcome andtheme of the play. Tybalt is the main provoker of violence between the Capulet and Montague households. At one point, he gets into a fight with Romeo and his friends. He ends up killing Mercutio, Romeo 's best friend. Romeo decides to avenge his friend 's death by coming after

In theory, this should have caused Juliet to feel pure hatred towards Romeo. Ironically, Tybalt 's death brought the couple even closer together in love. However, the Capulet family did not know of the secret relationship and wanted to put Romeo to his death. Tybalt 's death affected each member of the Capulet family and moved the plot closer to its tragic ending. As Tybalt 's legacy, Romeo was exiled from Verona, and for a time, could not see Juliet anymore. In the end, Tybalt became one of the main obstacles that Romeo and Juliet 's love had to get past. From the very beginning of the play, Tybalt acts like a warmonger between the Capulet and Montague families. At the party in Act I scene 5, Tybalt 's quick temper foreshadows the fights between him and Romeo that come later in the play. At that instance, Capulet stops Tybalt from killing Romeo right then and there. However, this does not stop Tybalt from continuing to despise Romeo. "Patience perforce with willful choler meeting makes my flesh tremble in their different greeting. I will withdraw, but this intrusion shall now seeming sweet, convert to bitterest gall." Later on, Tybalt challenges Romeo to a duel, from which he steps down from. However, Tybalt does fight with Mercutio and