In the Tragedy of “Romeo and Juliet” by Shakespeare, the characters Romeo Montague, and Tybalt Capulet are an excellent example of a foil because they don’t like each other and are not a like in anyway. A foil is when 2 characters that are opposites of the other help reveal traits of the main protagonist. Romeo is a Montague and Tybalt is a Capulet as I said. The 2 houses have been in a feud for a long time. The 2 characters do not get along and would rather avoid each other at all cost but they find them selves meeting quite often.
Romeo doesn’t want anything to do with the feud. He wants to love. He is an impulsive, energetic, sensitive and immature. These traits are shown when he drinks the poison to kill himself because he believes Juliet is dead (Shakespeare 473). When most people would just mourn and cry about the death of a loved one. Romeo went to an all new extreme and ends his life. He also shows his impulsiveness and after declining to fight tybalt multiple times …show more content…
He is very full of himself and has a large ego. And god help anyone who may try and hurt his ego. He will unleash a fury upon them. A good example is when he says “Uncle, this is a Montague, our foe, a villain, that is hither come in spite to scorn at our solemnity this night,” (Shakespeare 393). This is when they find Romeo at the dance where he first meets Juliet. Tybalt immediately assumes every Montague is a low life scum without getting to know the person first. He doesn’t try and reason with or talk to anyone he has an issue with he just insults them and demoralizes them from start till end. Tybalt also shows his colors when he says “But this shall not excuse the injuries that thou has done me…” (Shakespeare 427). He jumps to fighting right away instead of talking things out and trying to mend broken bonds. He holds a grudge for a long time and wants vengeance and revenge against anyone who wrongs
Romeo doesn’t want anything to do with the feud. He wants to love. He is an impulsive, energetic, sensitive and immature. These traits are shown when he drinks the poison to kill himself because he believes Juliet is dead (Shakespeare 473). When most people would just mourn and cry about the death of a loved one. Romeo went to an all new extreme and ends his life. He also shows his impulsiveness and after declining to fight tybalt multiple times …show more content…
He is very full of himself and has a large ego. And god help anyone who may try and hurt his ego. He will unleash a fury upon them. A good example is when he says “Uncle, this is a Montague, our foe, a villain, that is hither come in spite to scorn at our solemnity this night,” (Shakespeare 393). This is when they find Romeo at the dance where he first meets Juliet. Tybalt immediately assumes every Montague is a low life scum without getting to know the person first. He doesn’t try and reason with or talk to anyone he has an issue with he just insults them and demoralizes them from start till end. Tybalt also shows his colors when he says “But this shall not excuse the injuries that thou has done me…” (Shakespeare 427). He jumps to fighting right away instead of talking things out and trying to mend broken bonds. He holds a grudge for a long time and wants vengeance and revenge against anyone who wrongs