In the Zeffirelli interpretation of the play Tybalt accidently kills Mercutio. In the Lurhmann interpretation Tybalt purposely tried to kill. You can tell Tybalt accidently killed Mercutio in Zeffirelli’s interpretation because Tybalt showed no malicious intentions. During the sword fight Tybalt had the chance to kill Mercutio, when he had his sword pointing to his neck, Tybalt had a chance to kill but didn’t. In the Lurhmann interpretation of the play Tybalt was clearly the character that was evil, wrong, and malicious and purposely played the role of the “bad” character. You can tell by his aggressive attitude and violent actions toward Romeo and Mercutio. Tybalt purposely kills Mercutio, which makes Romeos revenge look justified and right
