Take Shakespeare's plays seriously, and you will learn life lessons from them

This dialogue gives us a good look at the characterization between these two characters.Tybalt thinks that the Montagues are nothing but cowardly dogs,and has no respect for them.Once again, adding dramatic tension to the scene.Okay, now here's a spoiler alert.Tybalt's hotheadedness and severe hatred of the Montagues is what we literature people call his hamartia,or what causes his downfall.Oh, yes.He goes down at the hands of Romeo.So when you're looking at Shakespeare,stop and look at the words,because they really are trying to tell you something.