A tragedy can be defined as an event that has a saddening, negative effect on others. The play Romeo and Juliet can be considered a tragedy because their untimely deaths shake the city of Verona to its core. One may argue that all the characters in the play are to blame for the ultimate tragedy. However, three characters should take the most blame: Friar Lawrence, Tybalt, and Prince Escalus. Tybalt is one of the characters who should be held responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. As a Capulet, Tybalt has a burning hatred for Montagues. Tybalt’s hatred leads to multiple rash decisions which ultimately resulted in Romeo’s banishment. One of these decisions is Tybalt’s insistence on fighting Romeo. Tybalt “sent a letter to [Lord Montague]’s house,” (Shakespeare 104). The letter was a declaration to fight Romeo. Mercutio, Romeo’s friend, is angered by Tybalt’s actions and fights him. Tybalt kills Mercutio and an enraged Romeo then kills Tybalt. This event leads to Romeo’s banishment. Without Tybalt’s irrational hatred, the …show more content…
Prince Escalus is the prince of Verona and he is trying to keep the peace in his beloved city After a brawl in the streets, Prince Escalus declared a new law in which fighting in the streets will be punishable by death for all individuals involved. After the second brawl involving Tybalt, Mercutio, and Romeo, Prince Escalus offered an alternative punishment: banishment. Prince Escalus officially banishes Romeo. Even threatening him by saying, “When [Romeo] is found, that hour is his last,” (Shakespeare 152). Romeo’s banishment is essentially the root of the events that would occur later in the play. His banishment leads to irrational decisions and unfortunate deaths such as the sleeping and poison potions, Juliet and Romeo’s suicide, and Paris’ death. Some may argue that Prince Escalus’ decision to banish Romeo is the sole reason why Romeo and Juliet are no longer
Tybalt hated Romeo because he was a Montague. Though Tybalt especially hated Romeo because of his affection towards Juliet. Once Friar married Romeo to Juliet, Romeo becomes more comfortable around the Capulets, he tried to talk to Tybalt and tells Tybalt he loves him, which just made Tybalt angrier, leading him to kill Mercutio. After the death of Mercutio, Romeo killed Tybalt out of frustration for Tybalt being able to live and Mercutio dead. If Romeo would have been more careful around Tybalt the fight that led to the deaths of Mercutio and Tybalt would have not occurred.
Romeo and Juliet Tybalt's various traits and actions are responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet In the drama “Romeo and Juliet,“ by William Shakespeare. Tybalt is to blame for the lovers deaths due to his anger against Montagues and the death of Mercutio. If it were not for the malicious acts of Tybalt, Romeo and Juliet would not have not died. One reason why Tybalt is guilty for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet is because he sends the letter to challenge Romeo to a duel and during the fight kills Mercutio and accident.
Tybalt was a ruthless beast who got angry at Romeo for showing up at a Capulet party. So he challenged Romeo to a duel. If Tybalt had never challenged Romeo, Romeo would not be banished. Tybalt killed Mercutio because Mercutio was standing up for Romeo. Tybalt slayed him and Romeo backlashed by killing Tybalt, causing Romeo to be banished.
Prince Escalus, who was the Prince of Verona, said before that he would execute anyone who killed another man, so Romeo had to leave Verona in order to survive. If Tybalt had just left Mercutio alone, then Romeo wouldn’t have been
Furthermore, Tybalt's deep loathe towards Romeo leads to a street fight, which resulted in Mercutio and Tybalt's tragic deaths. Tybalt says, "Boy, this shall not excuse the injuries that thou hast done me./ Therefore turn and draw.” (3.1.67-68). Tybalt's actions subsequently led to Romeo's banishment from Verona which led to the long distance from Juliet therefore, ending the young lover’s relationship. In summary, Tybalt's pugnacious behavior ultimately led to events that resulted in the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, making him crucial in causing the tragic
He incites unnecessary violence against Romeo, kills Mercutio, and complicates the plot and Romeo and Juliet’s marriage. When Romeo was found at the Capulet party, Tybalt was furious. Grandly representing the house feud between the Capulets and Montagues, he sent a letter to Romeo, challenging his life. Even when told to let the matter go, Tybalt insists to duel Romeo. His insistent dueling ends up killing Mercutio instead of Romeo.
Some things just aren't meant to be. In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, two star-crossed lovers tragically take their lives for each other. Romeo and Juliet fell in love at first sight, but as quickly as they fell in love, they died. In just 3 days after the day the two met, fate had already taken over. So who’s to blame for their deaths?
Behold the Life of a Tragedy Who is to blame for the disastrous deaths of Romeo and Juliet, people significant to the history of literature? Maybe it is the parents of the two. Maybe it is the children themselves, or maybe it is neither. In this play Written by Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, two lovers take their lives in a twisted way all because of the absurdity from the feud of the Montagues and the Capulets. This main characters in this play are Romeo, Juliet, Tybalt, Lady Capulet, Lord Capulet and Mercutio.
His hatred for the Montagues is shown in the quote, Jones 3 TYBALT: “It fits when such a villain is a guest. I’ll not endure him.” ( 1.5.73-74). Tybalt’s hatred for Romeo is eventually the death of him. Tybalt’s temper and rage is shown in the quote, TYBALT: “Patience perforce with willful choler meeting Makes my flesh tremble in their different greeting.
In the Elizabethan tragedy “Romeo and Juliet” written by William Shakespeare, the characters that are known to be adored, can even be the cause of adversities throughout the beautiful play. Many characters could be accountable for the death of Romeo and Juliet. It might be the Nurse, who had very poor judgement, stringing Juliet along in a relationship that wouldn’t last. Would it be Tybalt, the violent cousin, who resented Romeo? Unexpectedly, the person who is to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet is the carefree Romeo.
Death, tragedy, misery, love, and unity, all of these words describe the story of Romeo and Juliet, but it all revolved around Tybalt making his first terrible mistake. In the play Romeo and Juliet written by Shakespeare, the short story is that two young lovers secretly get married, people murder in anger, the two lovers get separated, and then end their lives in a tragic death because of no communication. But, like I said, this all revolves around a mistake Tybalt makes because of the feud between the Capulet (Juliet’s family) and the Montague (Romeo’s family). Tybalt is the character most to blame for the tragic events in Romeo and Juliet because, he killed Mercutio, which lead to Romeo 's banishment, which then leads to the suicides of Romeo
Romeo is a Montague, the rival family to the Capulets. The hatred that would lead to his own death started with this grudge. Romeo didn’t do anything to hurt the Capulets, but Tybalt didn’t like his presence. Tybalt got angry at a party over nothing. Tybalt sent a letter to Romeo’s home challenging him to quarrel.
This quote shows that Tybalt is responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s death since Romeo is not able to keep in touch with Juliet unless she runs away to visit Romeo. However, when Friar Lawrence creates the plan for Juliet to skip wedding day, Romeo was not informed causing the deaths of Romeo and Juliet to be responsible by Tybalt. Another quote that shows that Tybalt is responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s death is when he sends the letter to Romeo and Mercutio since he wanted to fight them, “Tybalt, the kinsman to old Capulet, / Hath sent a letter to his father’s house.” (2.4.6-7) This quote shows that Tybalt wants to fight Mercutio and Romeo.
Often, terrible events, such as a character's death are the result of many contributing factors. Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is a tragic love story that ends in the death of its main characters. These once-sworn enemies fall for each other leading them on an emotional, but fatal, journey. This tragedy did not simply occur because of one person or one single event but rather a combination of circumstances and interactions. The deaths of Romeo and Juliet are caused by a family feud, the involvement of
Tybalt illustrates passionate hate which makes him very impatient with the Montagues and leads to his own death and causes emotional distress to the Capulet family. Accordingly this can be seen when Romeo goes to the fest at the Capulets and Tybalt wants to kill him solely because he was present at the fest. This, by his voice, should be a Montague. — (to his PAGE) Fetch me my rapier, boy.