Tybalt
Tybalt | |
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Albert, Prince Consort c. 1840–1845) | |
Created by | William Shakespeare |
In-universe information | |
Family | Lady Capulet (paternal aunt) Juliet Capulet (cousin) |
Tybalt (, in reference to his sleek, yet violent manner.
Part in the play
In Act I, Scene I, Tybalt enters and helps his own servants, Sampson and Gregory, who are fighting in the streets with servants of the Montagues, Abraham and Balthasar. Seeing
- What, drawn and talk of peace? I hate the word
- As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee.
- Have at thee, coward!
- —Act I, Scene I
Later, at the Capulets' ball, Tybalt is the first to recognize Romeo through his disguise, and would kill him if not forbidden by his uncle, Lord Capulet. His lust for revenge unsated, Tybalt sends a challenge letter to Romeo for a duel to the death. At the beginning of Act III, he enters looking for Romeo, only to create tensions with Mercutio, who was mocking Tybalt even before he walked into the scene. Tybalt initially ignores Mercutio and confronts Romeo, who refuses to fight because of his recent secret marriage to Juliet. Tybalt becomes even angrier; he does not know Romeo cannot fight him because they are now relatives.
Mercutio loses his temper and begins fighting Tybalt himself. Romeo tries to stop the combat by rushing between them, and Tybalt then stabs Mercutio under his arm. Mercutio dies from the wound, angering an already emotional Romeo. Enraged, Romeo duels and kills Tybalt in return, leading to his own exile by Prince Escalus.
Tybalt is revealed to be Juliet's maternal first cousin, when Lady Capulet arrives at the scene where Tybalt lies dead, and cries
- "Tybalt, my cousin, O my brother's child!"
- —Act III
Performance history
A sample of notable portrayals include:
- Louis Hector in Frank Reicher's 1923 Broadway show, which ran for 157 performances[5]
- Orson Welles in Katharine Cornell's 1934 production; his Broadway debut[6]
- Basil Rathbone in George Cukor's 1936 film version; nominated for Best Supporting Actor
- Cornel Wilde in Laurence Olivier's 1940 Broadway production[7]
- William Smithers in Peter Glenville's 1951 Broadway revival[8]
- Enzo Fiermonte in the 1954 film rendition
- Richard Wordsworth in The Old Vic Company's 1956 Broadway production[9]
- George Chakiris as Bernardo Nuñez in West Side Story (1961) musical; won Best Supporting Actor Oscar
- Michael York in Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 film adaptation
- Armand Assante in Theodore Mann's 1977 Broadway revival[10]
- Alan Rickman in the 1978 BBC Television Shakespeare rendition
- Norman Snow in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet (1982)
- Victor Spinetti in Romeo.Juliet (1990); depicts feral cats with voiceovers from a cast of British thespians
- John Leguizamo in Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet (1996), a modernized version of the play
- Patrick Connor as Tyrone in Tromeo and Juliet (1997), a transgressive black comedy interpretation
- Tom Ross in the 2001 French musical Roméo et Juliette.
- Szilveszter P. Szabó in the 2004 Hungarian version of the 2001 French musical. This Tybalt has more of a backstory, and is more sympathetic than in the play.
- Jason Statham in the animated Gnomeo & Juliet (2011)
- Ed Westwick in the 2013 film adaptation
- Corey Hawkins in the 2013 Broadway re-telling
- Amar Ramasar as Bernardo in the 2020 stage revival of West Side Story
- David Alvarez as Bernardo Nuñez in Steven Spielberg's film remake of West Side Story (2021)
- Alistair Toovey in Rosaline (2022)
Analysis
Draper (1939)
Footnotes
- cazzo(prince of the prick).
References
- ^
Erne, Lukas (2007). The first quarto of Romeo and Juliet. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-82121-6.
- ^
Moore, Olin H. (January 1937). "Bandello and "Clizia"". Modern Language Notes. 52 (1). Johns Hopkins University Press: 38–44. JSTOR 2912314.
- ^ Hosley, Richard (1965). Romeo and Juliet. New Haven: Yale University Press.
- ^
Moore, Olin H. (1930). "The Origins of the Legend of Romeo and Juliet in Italy". S2CID 154947146.
- ^ "Romeo and Juliet (1923)". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Romeo and Juliet (1934)". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ^ "Romeo & Juliet (1940)". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "Romeo and Juliet (1951)". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "Romeo & Juliet (1956)". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "Romeo and Juliet (1977)". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ a b Draper, John W. (1939). "Shakespeare's 'star-crossed lovers'". Review of English Studies. os–XV (57): 16–34. .
- ^ Kazlev, M. Alan. "The Four Humours". Kheper (blog).
Bibliography
- Draper, John W. (1939). "Shakespeare's 'Star-Crossed Lovers'". Review of English Studies. os–XV (57): 16–34. .
- Erne, Lukas (2007). The first quarto of Romeo and Juliet. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-82121-6.
- Hosley, Richard (1965). Romeo and Juliet. New Haven: Yale University Press.
- Moore, Olin H. (1930). "The Origins of the Legend of Romeo and Juliet in Italy". S2CID 154947146.
- Moore, Olin H. (January 1937). "Bandello and "Clizia"". Modern Language Notes. 52 (1). Johns Hopkins University Press: 38–44. JSTOR 2912314.
External links
- Shakespeare, William. "Complete listing of Tybalt's lines". OpenSourceShakespeare. Romeo and Juliet.