Hi tumblr I started animaticing the duel. I’m insane so I want to have the scene before hand as well. Was only able to finish the pre-scene before school starts back up again, but hopefully I’ll continue over winter break! Incase I don’t lmaoo ^^^
TYBALT AND MERCUTIO AREN’T OPPOSITES, THEY’RE TWO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN
THEY ARE INHERENTLY THE SAME BUT ONE IS SEEN AS VIOLENT AND THE OTHER IS SEEN AS IMPULSIVE
THEY ARE ENEMIES FIGHTING THE SAME CAUSE
TYBALT WAS NOT SIMPLY A VOLATILE CHARACTER FOR NO REASON, HE WAS RAISED INTO THAT LINE OF THINKING BY HIS UNCLE AND AUNT (possibly his parents?) AND JULIET IS THE POLER OPPOSITE OF HIM, SHE IS NOT VIOLENT
SHE IS IMMATURE BECAUSE SHE IS A CHILD, HE IS MATURE BECAUSE HE WAS EXPOSED TO AND DESENSITIZED TO THAT SORT OF VIOLENCE
THEY ARE YIN AND YANG
SHE STARTS AND ENDS THE ACTION HE IS THE ACTION
SO WHEN HE DIES SHE DIES AS WELL, THEY ARE INTERCONNECTED
This alternative cast video was messy af, but my man Bereczki Zoltán put something in this performance.... something that made history, something that changed the world as a whole, he started a revolution, he saved lives, he restarted culture, society was never the same and I love him so much I care about him and his mercutio so much and I want everyone to know about him look at him
Ok yeah Tybalt’s hot but let’s also consider him being the most goofy person around his family and wife (Mercutio)
He’s the type of person to see Abra dehydrated, hold a bottle of water in front of him, and say “what’s the magic word” (Abra hates him)
one time he got high and started having visions of dj khaled
he isn’t afraid of poison, since it won’t affect him. It just makes him…drunk…(iykyk)
he would have the scariest smile (he just stares at you and grins. It’s uncanny)
sometimes yeah, Tybalt is a serious character with mental illnesses that I def do not project on to him, but he’s ALSO goofy (he’s doomed by the narrative and believes himself to be unworthy of love, so when Mercutio even touches him, he melts) (he’s so touchstarved) (I think he’d try and act cool about it, but if you hug him, he won’t speak for an hour. He’ll just look at the floor and panic internally)
Mercutio kissed him once and Tybalt immediately went crazy (he shut down) (he suddenly became the most affectionate person there)
he’s also not getting proper sleep (either oversleeps or sleeps too little)
he also has claws, very sharp claws. And very sharp fangs.
in all the Shakespeare posts I, outrageously, see no mention of the fact that Mercutio is canonically Italian and therefore can be using the "🤌🏻" gesture all the time while talking to Romeo