riated with Romeo. He is ready to kill him and
believes that Romeo is his sworn enemy.
Tybalt. This, by his voice, should be a Montague
Fetch me my rapier, boy. What, dares the slave
Come hither, covered with an antic face,
To fleer and scorn at our solemnity?
Now, by the stock and honor of my kin,
To strike him dead I hold not a sin.
And to even worsen the situation, Tybalt, says the following to his father, in the intent
to show that he is not joking and that he is going to try and kill Romeo: "I will
withdraw; but this intrusion shall, now seeming sweet; convert to bitt'rest gall." (I, vi,
lines 91-92) The two families' rage here is shown and also fate takes its slow coarse
and death is already foreshadowed. It is very important to emphasize at this point that
the love between Romeo and Juliet cannot exist because of the rage between the two
families. Fate is already taking its place. And this particular event, the first
acquaintance between Romeo and Juliet, has started the chain of tragic events that
shall eventually bring peace to the streets of Verona. Here is another passage which
underlines the effect of Romeo's and Juliet's deaths: "For this alliance may so happy
prove to turn your households' rancor to pure love." Many times there are
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