Tybalt

Question 1

thesis

Answer 1

Shakespeare uses Tybalt to criticise the honour culture of Veronese society, highlighting how toxic masculinity perpetuates violence and ultimately catalyses the tragic downfall of the play.

Question 2

essay plan

Answer 2

At the start of the play, Shakespeare uses Tybalt’s characterisation to criticise toxic masculinity and the destructive obsession with honour in Veronese society.

As the play continues, Shakespeare uses Tybalt’s premature death to condemn how violence, once allowed to infiltrate a society, perpetuates destruction and destabilises communities.

Towards the end of the play, Shakespeare uses the secondary effects of Tybalt’s death to explore how conflicting loyalties destabilise the characters’ relationships and ultimately lead to tragedy.

Question 3

quote 1 and 2

Answer 3

these heartless hinds

look upon thy death

Question 4

quote 3 and 4

Answer 4

i hate the word, as I hate hell, all montagues, and thee

fetch me my rapier boy

Question 5

quote 5 and 6

Answer 5

by the honour of my kin, to strike him dead, I hold it not a sin

thou art a villain…turn and draw

Question 6

quote 7 and 8

Answer 6

I am fortune’s fool

for blood of ours, shed blood of Montague

Question 7

quote 9

Answer 7

My dearest cousin and my dearer Lord