William shakespears tybalt biography

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    Tybalt

    #Act, Scene, LineSpeech text1I,1,80What, art thou drawn among these heartless hinds?
    Turn thee, Benvolio, look upon thy death.2I,1,84What, drawn, and talk of peace! I hate the word,
    As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee:
    Have at thee, coward!
    [They fight]
    [Enter, several of both houses, who join the fray;
    then enter Citizens, with clubs]    3I,5,676This, by his voice, should be a Montague.
    Fetch me my rapier, boy. What dares the slave
    Come hither, cover’d with an antic face,
    To fleer and scorn at our solemnity?
    Now, by the stock and honour of my kin,
    To strike him dead, I hold it not a sin.4I,5,683Uncle, this is a Montague, our foe,
    A villain that is hither come in spite,
    To scorn at our solemnity this night.5I,5,687‘Tis he, that villain Romeo.6I,5,698It fits, when such a villain is a guest:
    I’ll not endure him.7I,5,706Why, uncle, ’tis a shame.8I,5,714Patience perforce with wilful ch

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    Tybalt

    Character in Romeo and Juliet

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    Tybalt () is a character in William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. He is the son of Lady Capulet's brother, Juliet's short-tempered first cousin, and Romeo's rival. Tybalt shares the same name as the character Tibert / Tybalt "the prince of cats" in the popular story Reynard the Fox, a point of mockery in the play. Mercutio repeatedly calls Tybalt "prince of cats",[a] in reference to his sleek, yet violent manner.

    Luigi da Porto adapted the story as Giulietta e Romeo and included it in his Historia novellamente ritrovata di due Nobili Amanti (Newly found tale of two Noble lovers) published in 1530.[2](pp38–44) Da Porto drew on Pyramus and Thisbe, Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron and a novella by Masuccio Salernitano. Da Porto gave it much of its modern form, including the lovers'

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    Romeo and Juliet

    Character summaries from Shakespeare's timeless love story

    Romeo and Juliet Main Characters

    The passionate, the witty, the proud, the loyal: learn what makes the characters fromRomeo and Juliet so beloved.

    Romeo

    Romeo is the teenage son of the Montague family, who are busy feuding with the Capulets. In the beginning, Romeo is brooding over his unrequited love for Rosaline. When he sees Juliet at a party, Romeo instantly falls in love with her instead. They impulsively decide to marry the next day. Romeo initially refuses to kamp Juliet’s cousin Tybalt; but when Tybalt kills Mercutio, Romeo avenges his friend’s death and kills him. He is banished as a result. Later, believing Juliet to be dead, he kills the mourning Paris, drinks poison and dies.

    O true apothecary, / Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die

    — Romeo; Act 5 Scene 3

    Juliet

    Juliet Capulet, on the cusp of 14 years old, falls in love with Romeo, the son of her family’s