Anger is one of the most influential emotions in human history as it leads humans to break their morals and make poor and irresponsible decisions. In the play, Lord Capulet throws a ball with the goal of getting his daughter to meet and fall in love with Count Paris. His servant Peter gives out invitations for people to go to the ball. He unknowingly gives it to Romeo and his friends who are of the rival house: Montague. Romeo goes to the ball with the intent of curing his depression. There he gets recognized by Tybalt who challenges him to a duel where Romeo gets excused by Lord Capulet. Later Tybalt tried to fight Romeo but Romeo denied. Enraged, Tybalt yells, “Romeo, the love I bear thee can afford/No better term than this: thou art a villain” …show more content…
His rage causes him to take his anger out and fight and kill Romeo’s friend Mercutio instead. This connects to the article “Beautiful Brains” as Tybalt doesn’t think of the consequences that can result from his actions. He doesn’t think about the punishment that the Prince could put out for fighting and that he could potentially die in the scuffle. He is just like the teens who don’t think and recklessly drive fast down the highway. Tybalt killing Mercutio shakes Romeo to his core. His death causes Romeo to be filled with rage and anger. This in turn prevents Romeo from mending his relationship with Tybalt and the possibility of living in peace with him. Ultimately, this leads Romeo to wait and desire revenge. In addition, anger is also an emotion that affected Mercutio. Due to the feud between the Capulets and Montagues. Romeo has been seeked out by Tybalt to fight. Romeo denies this offer causing Mercutio to fight for him instead. Romeo, not wanting violence tries to break up the fight which leads to Tybalt stabbing Mercutio under Romeo’s arms and running away. Dying, Meructio exclaims, “I am hurt,/A plague o’ both your