Tybalt
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Tybalt is a fictional character and the principal antagonist in William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. The son of Lady Capulet's brother, he is Juliet's short-tempered first cousin, and Romeo's
Romeo and Tybalt (painted by Albert, Prince Consort c. 1840–1845)
Basil Rathbone (left) as Tybalt in the 1936 film.
Mercutio
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Mercutio is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's 1597 tragedy Romeo and Juliet. He is a close friend to Romeo and a blood relative to Prince Escalus and Count Paris. As such, Mercutio is one
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…Tybalt shares the same name as the character Tibert / Tybalt "the prince of cats" in the popular story Reynard the Fox, a point of mockery in the play. Mercutio repeatedly calls Tybalt "prince of cats", in reference to his sleek, yet violent manner. Luigi da Porto adapted the story as Giulietta e Romeo and…
Orson Welles as Mercutio in repertory (1933)