Romeo And Juliet Character Analysis

Many times, people blame people other than themselves for the events they take place in their life. However, sometimes it is, in fact, the own person’s fault. In Shakespeare’s romantic tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, there is a prime example of this. Tybalt died in Act 3, Scene 1 at no one else’s fault but his own. Tybalt demonstrated characteristics of an extreme hot head, he initiated, or tried to initiate multiple fights within the play, and he ended the life of a member of the Prince’s own family, Mercutio. By doing these things, and having all of these qualities, Tybalt brought his own death among himself.

Tybalt demonstrates how unlevel his head is throughout the entirety of his part in the play. In Act 1 Scene 5, Lord Capulet has to tell Tybalt to “content thee, gentle coz. Let him alone”. This can translates to “calm down, gentle cousin. Leave him (Romeo) alone”. This proves that Tybalt was quite worked up about the presence of Romeo, which is a very minor thing, since someone had to tell him to calm down. This proves how hot headed Tybalt really is. Later, in Act 3 Scene 1, Tybalt demonstrates his unnecessary anger yet again. Tybalt says, “Thou, wretched boy, that didst consort him here shalt with him hence”. This shows that Tybalt will not hold back, since he brought up Romeo’s recently deceased friend, Mercutio. He goes even further, by saying that Romeo can die here where Mercutio was killed. If Tybalt is willing to threaten, and taunt Romeo like this, he is most