is the
most aggressively masculine character in . His pride and arrogance
contribute not only to his own death but also to the subsequent events that turn into afor both
Capulets and Montagues. Shakespeare conveys Tybalt's personality both through his own words and
actions as well as what others say about and how they react to him.
Tybalt
seems apparently determined to harass the Montagues whenever possible, and his pride is shown by
his refusal to seek peaceful solutions. In act 1, scene 1, for example, he demands to fight,
despite the other mans plea for peace, declaring that he hates the very word "peace."
In act 1, scene 5, his reluctance to calm down is shown again, but this time he...
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