Tybalt Flashcards

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“Peace! as I hate the word as I hate all montages and thee.Have at thee coward!
Tybalt

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-very different from Benvolio
-emphasises his aggression
-in Elizabethan Italy he would have been the worst tging imaginable
-used the noun coward to try and make benvolio angry and provoke him into fighting
-to him peace is meaningless
-repetition of the pronoun I suggest he only looks out for him self

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“Fetch me my rapier boy! What dares the slave come hither”
Tybalt

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-emphasises his aggressive nature
-uses noun slabs to describe the man
-suggests he sees the montages as lower class to his own family and not worthy of his presence

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“Now,by the strike and honour of my kin to strike him dead I hold it not a sin”
Tybalt

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-does not use rhyming couplets very much in the play which suggest he is not a loving character
-whenever tybalt uses them ,he is usually talking of death
-only love for tybalt is revenge and murder
-does not believe it is a sin to murder montages

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“Thou art a villain “
Tybalt

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-meant to insult and anger Romeo because it suggest he is dishonest and of a lower class
-during the Elizabethan era,honour was very important
-builds tension and suspense as audiences wonder how Romeo will react to this aggression

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