tybalt

• ''What, drawn and talk of peace? I hate the word, as I hate hell, all montagues and thee''

  • rhetorical question- tybalt cannot fathom the idea of a sword being used for anything other than violence
  • commas- slow the pace of the sentence showing his confidence
  • repetition of a dynamic verb (hate)- ephasising how this extreme emotion is consuming him
  • AO3- in Shakespeares time everyone would have feared hell, the threat of it was often used to control people
• 'I will withdraw, but this intrusion shall, Now seeming sweet, convert to bitt'rest gall'

  • will- modal verb, he is obeying his superior by reining in his desire for revenge
  • shall- modal verb, hints at tybalts determination that he will have revenge
  • juxtaposition- foreshadows the plot of the play, the transformation of happiness into tragedy
  • AO3- in the 16 cen depression was attributed with black bile (gall), a predicition that romeos dishonour will lead to great sorrow
• 'Boy, this shall not excuse the injuries thou hast done me, therefore turn and draw'

  • boy- noun, adresses romeo as he would a servant, showing he believes himself superior
  • metaphor- romeo has not physically assulted him however he has damaged his honour in a way that words alone cannot dispel
  • AO3- dishonour was dealt with by an invitation to duel, refusing it was shamefull and almost unheard of