Tybalt

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Key Quotes - Tybalt

Here are key quotes from Tybalt in the play:

Act 1, Scene 1

'What, drawn, and talk of peace! I hate the word, as I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee'.
- Tybalt repeats the abstract noun 'peace'. He refers to it as just a 'word'. This suggests he is mocking Benvolio’s suggestion that they stop fighting. To him, 'peace' is meaningless and pointless.
- The repetition of the pronoun 'I' suggests that Tybalt only cares about how he feels. It also suggests that he is not thinking about the possible consequences of fighting.

Act 1, Scene 5

'Now, by the stock and honour of my kin / To strike him dead, I hold it not a sin'.
- Tybalt does not use rhyming couplets very much in the play. This suggests that he is not a loving character.
- Whenever Tybalt does use them, he is usually talking about killing other people. This could suggest that the only love Tybalt feels is the love of revenge and murder.
- Tybalt reinforces this when he says that he does not think it a sin to murder Montagues. He may think of them as less-than-human or evil.

Act 3, Scene 1

'thou art a villain!'
- Tybalt shouts this insult at Romeo.
- This phrase is meant to insult and anger Romeo because it suggests that he is dishonest and of a lower-class.
- During the Elizabethan era, honour was very important. So Tybalt uses this insult to try to make Romeo fight back.
- It actually causes Mercutio to leap in to defend his best friend. This ultimately causes Tybalt’s own death.

1Context

1.1Context

1.1.1Tragedy & Setting

1.1.2Relationships

1.1.3Religion & Fate

1.1.4End of Topic Test - Context

1.1.5Diagnostic Misconceptions - Era

1.1.6Diagnostic Misconceptions - Location

2Plot Summary

3Key Characters

3.1Romeo

3.1.1First Impressions & Juliet's Effect

3.1.2Character Development

3.1.3Reactions & Key Quotes

3.1.4Diagnostic Misconceptions - Age

3.1.5Diagnostic Misconceptions - Banishment

3.1.6Diagnostic Misconceptions - Naivety

3.2Juliet

3.2.1First Impressions & Character Development

3.2.2Tragic Character

3.2.3Key Quotes

3.2.4End of Topic Test - Romeo & Juliet

3.2.5Diagnostic Misconceptions - Real People?

3.2.6Diagnostic Misconceptions - Montagues vs Capulets

3.3Mercutio

3.3.1Characterisation

3.3.2Key Quotes

3.4The Nurse, Benvolio & Tybalt

3.4.1The Nurse

3.4.2Benvolio

3.4.3Tybalt

3.5Friar Laurence

3.5.1Characterisation

3.5.2Key Quotes

3.5.3End of Topic Test- Mercutio, Nurse & Benvolio

3.5.4End of Topic Test - Tybalt & Friar Laurence

3.5.5Diagnostic Misconceptions - What is a Friar?

3.6Grade 9 - Key Characters

3.6.1Grade 9 - Key Characters

3.6.2Grade 9 - Key Characters: Extract Analysis

4Key Themes & Concepts

4.1Power & Danger of Love

4.1.1Romeo's Loves

4.1.2Friendship & Family

4.1.3Violent Love

4.1.4End of Topic Test - Love

4.2Violence, Fate & Gender

4.2.1Violence, Conflict & Suicide

4.2.2Exam-Style Questions - Violence & Death

4.2.3Fate & Destiny

4.2.4Gender

4.2.5End of Topic Test - Violence, Fate & Gender

4.2.6Grade 9 - Key Themes

4.2.7Diagnostic Misconceptions - Type of Play

5Writing Techniques

5.1Writing Techniques

5.1.1Language, Rhythm & Rhyme

5.1.2Symbolism & Imagery

5.1.3Dramatic Irony & Soliloquys

5.1.4End of Topic Test - Writing Techniques

5.1.5Diagnostic Misconceptions - Wherefore

6Recap: Main Quotes

6.1Main Quotes by Act

6.1.1Act 1

6.1.2Act 2

6.1.3Act 3

6.1.4Act 4

6.1.5Act 5

6.2Main Quotes by Character

6.2.1Romeo

6.2.2Juliet

6.2.3Mercutio

6.2.4Friar Laurence

6.2.5Nurse

6.2.6Benvolio

6.2.7Tybalt

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