What, drawn, and talk of peace! I hate the word,
As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee:
Have at thee, coward!
The only person Romeo kills is Tybalt.
Tybalt in Act 3 Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo told Tybalt to take his insult back; Tybalt called Romeo a villain.
Act 3 scene 1
The fight between Tybalt and Romeo takes place in Act 3 scene 1 lines 113-121 (Cambridge Schools Shakespeare)
Tybalt calls Romeo a "villain" in Act 3, Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet.
Act 3 Scene 1
Act 3 / Scene 1
The only person Romeo kills is Tybalt.
Tybalt in Act 3 Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo told Tybalt to take his insult back; Tybalt called Romeo a villain.
Act 3 scene 1
He wanted to fight and so they did, even though Benvolio was trying to keep the peace. Please note that the fight in Act 1 scene 1 gets stopped by the Prince; it's not the fight in which Tybalt and Mercutio die.
The fight between Tybalt and Romeo takes place in Act 3 scene 1 lines 113-121 (Cambridge Schools Shakespeare)
Mercutio compares Tybalt to "Queen Mab" in Act 3 Scene 1, insinuating that Tybalt is small and insignificant like the fairy. This allusion provokes Tybalt's pride and leads to their altercation as Tybalt feels insulted and is driven to defend his honor.
Romeo and Tybalt fight in Act 3, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet." The lines exchanged during the fight include Tybalt's "Romeo, the hate I bear thee can afford, No better term than this,--thou art a villain," to which Romeo responds, "Tybalt, the reason that I have to love thee doth much excuse the appertaining rage."
The two characters who really wanted to fight in Act 3, Scene 1 of "Romeo and Juliet" are Tybalt and Mercutio. Tybalt was seeking revenge on Romeo for attending the Capulet party, and Mercutio was a close friend of Romeo and did not back down from a confrontation.