Romeo, the love I bear thee can afford
No better term than this: thou art a villain.
– William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet, Act 3, Scene 1. Tybalt voices his hatred for Romeo when he meets him on the streets of Verona. The Montague-Capulet feud bubbles to the surface, as Tybalt insults Romeo by calling him a "villain." This has a certain irony because Romeo and Tybalt’s cousin Juliet have been secretly wed, so Romeo is now Tybalt’s kinsman and relation through marriage. Tybalt is a hot-headed and aggressive person who acts on impulse.