Tybalt Flashcards
(2 cards)
“Thou art a villain”
1 - declarative sentence, delivering his judgement with absolute certainty, there is only enemy or loyal ally for Tybalt
2 - calling Romeo “villain” is a foreboding tone of the bloodshed soon to happen - direct attack on a man’s honour, despite Tybalt not knowing Romeo he is still addressed as a villain
3 - Romeo refuses to initially fight - shows how love has made him effemiate - “beauty hath made me effimiate”
“Furious Tybalt”
Tybalt is an emblem of Verona’s cultural decay - a man so consumed by duty and violence he becomes a physical embodiement of a tumultous patriarchal society built on vengeance himself
1 - Benvio’s speech reduces Tybalt to a single emotion - symbol of destructive masculinity, a force not driven by duty or honour hut through uncontrolled passion - epitome of familial feud
2 - violent adjective “furious” suggests not mere irritation, but uncontrollable rage - Tybalt shows that love can never come with hurt and violence, and in an attempt to break this cohesion in Act 3, more bloodshed occurs
3 - LINK - same masculinity shown in Lord Capulet
