Tybalt
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Tybalt is a hot-headed and aggressive Capulet nobleman in Shakespeare’s "Romeo and Juliet," known for his hatred of the Montagues and his pivotal role in escalating the feud.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tybalt canonical | 18 |
| Tybalt (from Romeo and Juliet) | 1 |
| Tybalt from fighting Romeo at the feast | 1 |
| Tybalt – tenor | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2659130 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tybalt Context triple: [Romeo Montague, kills, Tybalt]
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A.
Mercutio
Mercutio is a witty, charismatic nobleman and close companion of Romeo in Shakespeare’s tragedy "Romeo and Juliet," known for his sharp tongue and tragic fate.
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B.
Lord Montague
Lord Montague is the patriarch of the Montague family in Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," serving as Romeo's father and a central figure in the feud with the Capulets.
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C.
Benvolio
Benvolio is a peace-loving and loyal friend of Romeo in Shakespeare's tragedy "Romeo and Juliet," often trying to defuse conflicts between the feuding families.
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D.
Romeo Montague
Romeo Montague is the passionate young lover and tragic protagonist of William Shakespeare’s play "Romeo and Juliet," whose forbidden romance ends in mutual death.
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E.
Laertes
Laertes is a character in William Shakespeare's tragedy "Hamlet," known as Polonius's son who seeks revenge against Prince Hamlet for his father's death.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tybalt Target entity description: Tybalt is a hot-headed and aggressive Capulet nobleman in Shakespeare’s "Romeo and Juliet," known for his hatred of the Montagues and his pivotal role in escalating the feud.
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A.
Mercutio
Mercutio is a witty, charismatic nobleman and close companion of Romeo in Shakespeare’s tragedy "Romeo and Juliet," known for his sharp tongue and tragic fate.
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B.
Lord Montague
Lord Montague is the patriarch of the Montague family in Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," serving as Romeo's father and a central figure in the feud with the Capulets.
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C.
Benvolio
Benvolio is a peace-loving and loyal friend of Romeo in Shakespeare's tragedy "Romeo and Juliet," often trying to defuse conflicts between the feuding families.
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D.
Romeo Montague
Romeo Montague is the passionate young lover and tragic protagonist of William Shakespeare’s play "Romeo and Juliet," whose forbidden romance ends in mutual death.
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E.
Laertes
Laertes is a character in William Shakespeare's tragedy "Hamlet," known as Polonius's son who seeks revenge against Prince Hamlet for his father's death.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shakespearean character
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fictional character ⓘ nobleman ⓘ |
| affiliation | House of Capulet ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Romeo and Juliet ⓘ |
| createdBy | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| deathCause | stab wound from Romeo ⓘ |
| deathConsequence |
banishment of Romeo
ⓘ
intensification of the feud ⓘ |
| deathInWork | Romeo and Juliet ⓘ |
| deathLocation | Verona ⓘ |
| describedAs | Prince of Cats ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Benvolio
ⓘ
Mercutio ⓘ Romeo Montague ⓘ |
| familyName | Capulet ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceAct | Act 1 ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceScene | Scene 1 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| killedBy | Romeo Montague ⓘ |
| kills | Mercutio ⓘ |
| kinship | cousin of Juliet Capulet ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Early Modern English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod |
Elizabethan drama
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linked to:
English Renaissance drama
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| nameOrigin | derived from Tybalt in medieval beast fables ⓘ |
| nationality | Italian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
escalating the Capulet–Montague feud
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hatred of the Montagues ⓘ |
| opposes |
Prince Escalus’s ban on street fighting
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peacekeeping efforts of Benvolio ⓘ |
| participatesInEvent |
Capulet feast in Act 1 Scene 5
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duel with Mercutio ⓘ duel with Romeo ⓘ street brawl in Act 1 Scene 1 ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
aggressive
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honor-obsessed ⓘ hot-headed ⓘ proud ⓘ violent ⓘ |
| recognizes | Romeo at the Capulet feast ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Juliet Capulet
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Lady Capulet ⓘ Lord Capulet ⓘ |
| residence | Verona ⓘ |
| roleInPlot |
antagonist
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instigator of violence ⓘ |
| seeksRevengeFor | Romeo’s intrusion at the Capulet feast ⓘ |
| workGenre | tragedy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tybalt Description of subject: Tybalt is a hot-headed and aggressive Capulet nobleman in Shakespeare’s "Romeo and Juliet," known for his hatred of the Montagues and his pivotal role in escalating the feud.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.