Tybalt's Short Feedness: A Comparison Between Romeo And Juliet

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Tybalt’s short temperedness overshadows his logical thinking, which can be seen when he gets mad that Romeo is at Capulet's party. The Montagues and Capulets have an ongoing feud that had recently amounted to a fight in the streets of Verona. Later that night, Lord Capulet was hosting a feast and Romeo goes even though he is not invited. Tybalt then sees Romeo at the party and complains to his Uncle, Lord Capulet. Tybalt exclaims, “This by his voice be a Montague! / Fetch my rapier, boy”(I, v, 61-62). As soon as Tybalt saw Romeo, a Montague, he asked his servant to get his rapier so that he may slay Romeo. Displaying that Tybalt is short tempered because without thinking through his actions, Tybalt immediately took offense takesz offense to