Tybalt biography

Character in Romeo and Juliet

"Prince of Cats" redirects here. For the graphic novel, see Prince of Cats (graphic novel).

Fictional character

Tybalt () is a character in William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet.

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He is the son of Lady Capulet's brother, Juliet's short-tempered first cousin, and Romeo's rival. 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",^[a] in reference to his sleek, yet violent manner.

Luigi da Porto adapted the story as Giulietta e Romeo and included it in his Historia novellamente ritrovata di due Nobili Amanti (Newly found tale of two Noble lovers) published in 1530.^{[2](pp38–44)} Da Porto drew on Pyramus and Thisbe, Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron and a novella by Masuccio Salernitano.

Da Porto gave it much of its modern form, including the lovers'