He is now angry with Tybalt and wants revenge. ‘Fire-eyed fury be my conduct now.’ Romeos change in mood is significant as it leads to the death of Tybalt and Romeo being banished . Shakespeare also uses dramatic irony to make Act 3 Scene 1 such an intense and significant scene. When Romeo refuses to fight Tybalt all the other characters are confused as to why. ‘Good Capulet, which name I tender as dearly as my own.’ The audience know the reason why Romeo won’t fight Tybalt, which is because Romeo and Juliet are now married.
In his play Othello, Shakespeare uses the plot, characters, and ultimate destructive ending to all to show the reader his opinion that all revenge is improper. Shakespeare first set a plot in which Iago could cause chaos without being suspected and get his revenge. Everything started with Iago not receiving an incredible promotion. Iago was a choice to be promoted to lieutenant but Othello chose Cassio over him for the job. Iago became furious since he believed he would make a better lieutenant than Cassio.
Romeo doesn’t want any trouble with Tybalt. He tells Mercutio to go, and to stop teasing Tybalt, as he knows that Tybalt, being an expert swordsman, will fight Mercutio to the death, with Tybalt defeating Mercutio: “Draw Benvolio…Hold Tybalt. Good Mercutio.” Sct 3 Scene 1 Line 87-91. This shows Romeo is protective over his friends. With Mercutio now dead, as a result of Tybalt’s thrust under Romeo’s arm, Romeo is very annoyed and wants to take
Now if only the marriage was made public, these forebodings may not have come to pass especially the duel with Tybalt. In III, i, Tybalt accosts Benvolio and Mercutio in search of Romeo. Now, Romeo does not want to duel with Tybalt as he is now secretly his kinsman, but this does not stop Mercutio for getting in the mix with Tybalt. Romeo gets between the two men, and as Tybalt attempts to run Romeo through, the sword goes under Romeo’s arm and mortally wounds Mercutio. Before he is taken away, Mercutio says to Romeo, “Why the devil came you between us…A plague o’ both your houses!
Romeo's characterization causes him to disregard the possible consequences of the secretive marriage because he lives in the moment and only cares about his love for Juliet. Later on, the consequences come around full circle as Romeo is faced with banishment when he kills a man out of revenge. The man slays Romeo's close friend, Mercutio, causing him to be overcome with emotion and it motivates him to avenge Mercutio's death. Proving to be a crime of passion, Romeo kills Mercutio's murderer in the middle of town during a rash fury when he has no regards for what punishment he may receive. Towards the end of the play, Romeo visits Juliet in her tomb and, believing she is dead, drinks a
Shakespeare has Tybalt (probably named this as it is so close to ‘tyrant’) saying that he will kill him in honour of his family because he has come to his family’s ceremony. He also says that he will “hold it not a sin”. But then Capulet tells him that Romeo can do what he likes as he is not troubling anybody as people speak highly of him. But Tybalt the young tyrant opposes his older less aggressive uncle but Capulet
This statement is backed up by his blatant lack of care about the fates of the innocent people who get dragged into his revenge plot. Take Desdemona for example, a pure and faithful companion, killed by the man that loved her dearly, just to bring satisfaction to Iago. Another pawn in Iago’s revenge attack is Cassio: ‘If I can fasten but one cup upon him, with that which he hath drunk to-night already, he'll be as full of quarrel and offence as my young mistress' dog’. Iago schemes to get Cassio drunk because he knows Cassio will end up getting into a fight. Because he wants Cassio to get in trouble with Othello so that Desdemona will try to intervene on Cassio's behalf, which will make Othello
Shakespeare exposes Othello’s hamartia which is his self-control of jealousy. Othello’s character is completely transformed as jealousy changes him into a monster whom tragically kills his faithful wife. His assertion of himself “not being so easily jealous” when Iago begins to manipulate Othello’s state of mind is negligible as the responder views his transformation of character due to jealousy. Through Iago’s cunning manipulation, Othello is convinced of Desdemona’s infidelity as he exclaims “blood…Iago..blood” which shows his utmost intention of killing her. Hence it is evident to see how jealousy has consumed Othello and how it is described as the “green eyed monster”.
He also acts upon his jealousy by formulating a plan to get Cassio fired. “If I can fasten but one cup upon him…He’ll be as full of quarrel and offense as my young mistress’ dog,” (II, iii, line 49). Here he tries to get Cassio fired by getting him drunk so he will make a fool of himself. These quotes only further prove that at first Iago was friends with Othello but through his jealousy his character needed revenge and brought out his inner evil. Another character that shows signs of jealousy is Rodergio.
At the same moment Tybalt recognises Romeo's voice and declares that he will kill him for such an outrage, crashing his enemy's party. In his outrage, Tybalt vows 'Now, by the stock and honour of my kin, To strike him dead I hold it not a sin'. It is this both extreme love and extreme hate that forms the backdrop to Act 3, Scene I. Act 3, Scene I begins with Benvolio, a nephew to Old Montague, and Mercutio, Romeo's friend, conversing. Benvolio is in no mood to fight and as it is a hot day and he fears hot tempers, 'we shall not 'scape a brawl' because there 'is the mad blood stirring'.