Theme Of Tybalt In Romeo And Juliet

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The play is Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, and the theme of the play is the power of love. I have chosen the secondary character and Juliet's cousin Tybalt, and he influences the outcome of the story with his harsh and violent nature, ego, and hatred of Romeo's family.
Tybalt is introduced as an angry, brash person and his persona helps greatly with the escalation to the eventual tragedy. His ego and loyalty to his family lead him to challenge Romeo to a swordfight, wherein Mercutio stepped in and ultimately sacrificed himself for Romeo to have the upper hand in the battle. It is argued that the tragedy happened consequently because of Tybalt's anger towards Romeo and his insult "thou art a villain" which in their time; was very