How Does Romeo Kill Tybalt's Fight

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In Act 3, both directors utilize different overall approaches in the scene where Romeo kills Tybalt yet similarly still leaves the characterization of Romeo as innocent. In Zeffirelli's approach, Romeo and Tybalt's fight is moving through the city until they arrive at the town square. Romeo is immediately out of breath and is the only one tumbling around and kicking up dirt and smoke. Their blows are evidently meant to harm or kill one another. Tybalt is seemingly winning the fight as he shoves Romeo to the ground. All the men from both houses erupt into chaos as they anticipate the outcome of the fight. Just as Tybalt is about to strike Romeo with a blow that will surely kill, Romeo, still on the ground, turns to face Tybalt and simply in a desire to protect …show more content…

In this interpretation, Zeffirelli uses body language and movement through his choices in the fight, to his actions during and after the Tybalt’s death to emphasize Romeo’s innocence. Throughout the fight, Tybalt is visibly the more experienced fighter as Romeo out of breath almost and stumbling through the fight. This choice shows the viewer that Romeo is not a fighter and does not have much practice in combat. Another one of Romeo’s actions that shows his innocence is how he kills Tybalt. It may appear to some that Romeo accidentally kills Tybalt because he was simply protecting himself and just happened to pierce him. Likewise, Luhrmann’s interpretation uses different elements but still portrays Romeo as innocent. Romeo and Tybalt get out of their crashed cars and approach each other. Tybalt points his gun towards Romeo’s head and the thunder in the background rolls once again. Both their eyes are filled with rage and fear when Romeo snatches the gun away from Tybalt and points it back at him. Tybalt shocked by the situation stumbles backwards onto some stairs then gets up only to have Romeo shoot

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