Tybalt Flashcards
What, art thou drawn among these heartless hinds?
Hart = male deer hind = female deer
Says that servants are weak and need protection
Insulting the servants unnecessarily but he does not know this because he was very rash and quickly judged the situation which resulted in a misunderstanding as he did not take time to understand it
I hate the word, as I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee
Repetition of hate and the sound of the “h” is forced, and puts emphasis on his rage and hate
Fetch me my rapier
By the stock and honour of my kin, To strike him dead I hold it not a sin
His first instinct is violence and murder which again shows impetuosity as he believes that Romeo is there for a bad purpose. Ill-natured motives.
Patience perforce with wilful choler meeting,
Makes my flesh tremble in their different greetings.
I will withdraw but this instrusion shall,
Seeming sweet convert to bitt’rest gall
Rhyme of shall and gall shows how menacing he can be.
Sweet to bitter shows that his hatred has worsened to the worst thing: the death of someone. He is the personification of hate opposed to the personification of love through Romeo and his sonnet after Tybalt exits.
Follow me close…
Thou consortest…
Thou makes minstrels of us,…
for I will speak to them
with Romeo
look to hear nothing but discords
Tybalt exhibits fear and he has a reason to do so as Mercutio makes fun of him
However Tybalt is still spiteful until the very end where he stabs Mercutio under Romeo’s arm as he knows Mercutio is blind and cannot see/was not expecting a stab from there.
