Tybalt Capulet Character Analysis

Sometimes, your worst enemy- the cause of your own defeat, can be yourself. When someone has a reputation for being a jerk, those same actions will come back to bite you, perhaps worse than the previous problems that they created, or even kill them. This applies to Tybalt Capulet, a side antagonist in the play Romeo and Juliet, whose temperamental and aggressive nature, antagonization and instigation of others, and direct insubordination of the law is what led to his demise. The first point why Tybalt Capulet created his own recipe for disaster and death is that he has a quite fiery attitude towards others. The first piece of evidence for this comes from Romeo and Juliet, “What, drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word, As I hate hell, all …show more content…
This next piece of evidence additionally comes from Romeo and Juliet , where Tybalt states, “Boy, this shall not excuse the injuries that thou hast done me. Therefore turn and draw” (3.1.36). From these lines, the scene is set out that Tybalt openly wants to fight with Romeo, even though Romeo does not want to fight, while Tybalt is injured and tired, after slaying Mercutio, Romeo’s friend. This shows that Tybalt wants to start a fight that doesn’t need to happen, and is openly wanting to create even more tension among him and Romeo that is already unnecessary, as the duel before was already over and done with. It shows that Tybalt has no quim with being absurdly headstrong in battle, even when it will get him killed. Shortly after the previously mentioned quote, Tybalt is slain by Romeo out of pure instigation. Consequently, the evidence shines light on how Tybalt could have avoided death had his flaws not gotten the better of him. Although, in the end, the flaws were still …show more content…
The monologue tells in great detail that if another brawl breaks out between House Montague and House Capulet, the brawlers will be executed as punishment for disturbing the peace of the city. In context, this shows that three brawls between Capulet and Montague have occurred in the city streets recently, and it is safe to assume that Tybalt Capulet was at all of these brawls, either starting them or at least taking part in the bloody fights. Tybalt is hearing the Prince deliver this warning loud and clear that in the event another brawl happens between the two families, the combatants will be killed. As the previous paragraphs state that Tybalt Capulet had fought later in the play against the Montagues and even Mercutio (a relative of the Prince), it quickly becomes apparent that Tybalt had broke the law, while knowing the consequences. Eventually, Tybalt’s rebellion of the law would lead to his end in more ways than one, which transitively shows that Tybalt was responsible for his own