To what extent can Tybalt truely be blamed for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.

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Tybalt is shown as a villain in Romeo and Juliet but how much can he really be blamed? Tybalt is a proud and patriotic Capulet cousin, his name reflects his personality (tybalt means the prince of cats) he is a rare swordsman and fights with honor, although he does take personal insults very far he can be viewed in two ways, first as a racist, prejudiced against the Montagues or second as an honorable man …

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…not have killed Tybalt and instead gone to mourn over Mercutio. This would have meant that Tybalt would have been punished instead of Romeo. In conclusion I believe that Tybalt is in fact just a man raised with the idea that Montagues are inferior and Capulets superior, although he has a prejudice against the Montagues I don't think that he is to blame for what happened because he does not intentionally try to cause suffering.