Tybalt wants to fight him. Tybalt always wants to fight someone, and he has fastened on Romeo after Tybalt spotted him at the party in Act I Scene 5.
because Tybalt wants to fight Romeo
Tybalt is looking for Romeo because he wants to challenge him to a duel due to his anger towards Romeo for attending the Capulet ball uninvited.
Tybalt in Act 3 Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo knew that Tybalt wanted to fight him because Tybalt had sent a challenge letter to Romeo's friend Mercutio. Mercutio then informed Romeo that Tybalt was looking for him to seek revenge for crashing the Capulet party.
Mercutio taunts him.
Tybalt does, because Romeo crashed the Capulets' party. But this is basically an excuse--Tybalt is always looking for an excuse to fight with someone, preferably a Montague.tybaltTybalt challenges Romeo to a duel:)
Basically they were spoiling for a fight. Tybalt was looking for Romeo in order to fight him, but Romeo didn't want to fight Tybalt. Mercutio didn't like Tybalt at all and was looking for a chance to fight him. He used the situation as a pretext to challenge Tybalt, who was not a man to turn down anyone's challenge.
Nothing much. The 1996 film showed Tybalt beating Romeo up, which is a possible way to play the scene. It could also be played with Romeo walking away and Tybalt looking at him in disbelief.
Romeo killed Tybalt after Tybalt killed mercutio.
Tybalt was killed by Romeo, who was angry at Tybalt for killing Mercutio.
Mercutio starts the fight that ends with Romeo fleeing the city.
earlier in the play, romeo crashed a Capulet party. angry, Tybalt swore revenge with a sword fight. Romeo's friend mercutio ends up fighting Tybalt, and romeo attempts to intervene by stepping between them. Tybalt stabs mercutio, despite Romeos attempts to end the fight, and mercutio dies. Romeo and Tybalt then fight, and romeo kills Tybalt, and romeo is banished from Vienna. Merutio, romeo and Tybalt sword fight.