Other Characters (romeo and juliet)

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  • Other Characters
    • Tybalt
      • 'To strike him dead, I hold it not a sin'
        • Romeo has offended his family honour by attending the party.
          • Men must defend their honour when challenged otherwise their honour is tarnished.
      • 'have at thee, coward'
        • Tybalt welcomes fights because he is able to defend his honour
      • 'Tybalt falls'
        • In contrast to Mercutio's death Tybalt gets very little mention
          • Poetic Justice
            • Characters get what they deserve
      • 'shall not excuse the injuries'
        • Tybalt is dramatic
      • 'thou art a villian'
      • 'Drawing'
        • Tybalt only draws after Mercutio does.
          • Only appears to be violent because every challenges him
      • CONSIDER
        • Is Tybalt a villian or not?
          • only appears in the play three times
            • Each time someone attacks honour
              • Therefore at the time he had to defend his honour
    • Benvolio
      • 'This is the truth or let Benvolio die'
        • Honesty is important to Benvolio
      • Examine other beauties
        • At the time Women existed only to be beautiful for men
        • Benvolio is trying to be a good friend and distract Romeo from Rosaline
    • Mercutio
      • 'dreamers often lie'
        • Mercutio is sceptical about love
      • 'a plague a'both your houses'
        • Repetition of this phrase before he dies
          • Plague- strong connoatations
          • 'both' - Mercutio wants the families to know what they have done
    • Friar Lawrence
      • 'violent delights have violent ends'
        • Foreshadowing
      • 'for doting, not for loving'
        • criticising Romeo for being so fickle in love
      • 'pupil mine'
        • Close relationship
      • 'this alliance may so happy prove'
        • Positive outlook
  • 'Scorn at our solemnity'
    • sibilance
      • soft sounds contrast against the anger Tybalt feels

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