As Act II, Scene 4 of Shakespeare's Romeo and Julietopens, Benvolio and Mercutio are speaking to each other. Mercutio is concerned about Romeo because of his friend's unrequited love for Rosaline. Benvolio reveals that Romeo didn't go home the night before and he also tells Mercutio that Romeo has received a letter from Tybalt. Tybalt is eager to challenge Romeo because he feels that Romeo has crashed Capulet's party "To fleer and scorn at...
As Act II, Scene 4 of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet opens, Benvolio and Mercutio are speaking to each other. Mercutio is concerned about Romeo because of his friend's unrequited love for Rosaline. Benvolio reveals that Romeo didn't go home the night before and he also tells Mercutio that Romeo has received a letter from Tybalt. Tybalt is eager to challenge Romeo because he feels that Romeo has crashed Capulet's party "To fleer and scorn at our solemnity." He wants to immediately confront Romeo as soon as he hears his voice. Lord Capulet, however, refuses to allow Tybalt to disrupt the proceedings and even gives Romeo a compliment by saying that "Verona brags of him/To be a virtuous and well-governed youth." Tybalt is incensed and, while he stays quiet at the party, vows to go after Romeo later:
Patience perforce with willful choler meeting
Makes my flesh tremble in their different greeting.
I will withdraw, but this intrusion shall,
Now seeming sweet, convert to bitt’rest gall.
Tybalt will not forget Romeo's "intrusion" and the two will eventually fight in Act III, Scene 1.
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