Tybalt
Scene Quotation Idea Analysis Device
Act 1 ‘peace! I hate the word’ Conflict Contrast between Benvolio
Scene 1 and Tybalt’s characters.
Act 1 ‘Fetch me my rapier’ Tybalt’s entrance is marked Structural
Scene 5 with violence and
aggression. Structural
contrast to Romeo’s
imagery.
‘should be a Montague’ He is speaking in prose Linguistic
because he is talking to a
lower class person and is
talking of violence. Note of
discord in the speech.
‘To strike him dead, I Audience sees him as being
hold it not a sin’ overly aggressive since he
was only admiring a
Capulet. ‘Thou shalt not
kill’. Tybalt’s language goes
against the Christian
concept of the play. Goes
against the ten
commandments and is a
sinner. Ironic since he is
actually sinning.
Foreshadows the fight.
‘foe’ ‘villain’ ‘spite’ The images that he uses Linguistic
‘scorn’ show his aggressions and
contrasts with Romeo.
Repetition of ‘villain’ shows
that he is the actual villain.
‘now seeming sweet, Foreshadowing Foreshadows death of
convert to bitt’rest gall’ Romeo and Juliet.
Act 2 ‘canker death eats up Foreshadows Tybalt’s
Scene 3 that plant’ death.
(FL)
Act 3 Fate At the point that Mercutio Dramatic
Scene 1 Foreshadowing and Tybalt are quarrelling,
Romeo enters.
Foreshadows the action
that Romeo will step in
between Tybalt’s blow.
Fate At the point that Mercutio Dramatic
Foreshadowing and Tybalt are quarrelling,
Romeo enters.
Foreshadows the action
that Romeo will step in
between Tybalt’s blow.
Scene Quotation Idea Analysis Device
Act 1 ‘peace! I hate the word’ Conflict Contrast between Benvolio
Scene 1 and Tybalt’s characters.
Act 1 ‘Fetch me my rapier’ Tybalt’s entrance is marked Structural
Scene 5 with violence and
aggression. Structural
contrast to Romeo’s
imagery.
‘should be a Montague’ He is speaking in prose Linguistic
because he is talking to a
lower class person and is
talking of violence. Note of
discord in the speech.
‘To strike him dead, I Audience sees him as being
hold it not a sin’ overly aggressive since he
was only admiring a
Capulet. ‘Thou shalt not
kill’. Tybalt’s language goes
against the Christian
concept of the play. Goes
against the ten
commandments and is a
sinner. Ironic since he is
actually sinning.
Foreshadows the fight.
‘foe’ ‘villain’ ‘spite’ The images that he uses Linguistic
‘scorn’ show his aggressions and
contrasts with Romeo.
Repetition of ‘villain’ shows
that he is the actual villain.
‘now seeming sweet, Foreshadowing Foreshadows death of
convert to bitt’rest gall’ Romeo and Juliet.
Act 2 ‘canker death eats up Foreshadows Tybalt’s
Scene 3 that plant’ death.
(FL)
Act 3 Fate At the point that Mercutio Dramatic
Scene 1 Foreshadowing and Tybalt are quarrelling,
Romeo enters.
Foreshadows the action
that Romeo will step in
between Tybalt’s blow.
Fate At the point that Mercutio Dramatic
Foreshadowing and Tybalt are quarrelling,
Romeo enters.
Foreshadows the action
that Romeo will step in
between Tybalt’s blow.
