Content thee, gentle coz, let him alone;
He bears him like a portly gentleman;
And, to say truth, Verona brags of him
To be a virtuous and well-govern’d youth:
I would not for the wealth of all the town
Here in my house do him disparagement.
– William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet, Act 1, Scene 5. When Tybalt threatens to attack the "villain" Romeo, old Capulet surprisingly leaps to the defense of his Montague enemy. He urges Tybalt to leave Romeo alone and speaks of the well-mannered Romeo having a good reputation throughout Verona. Lord Capulet clearly does not want any trouble or fighting at his ball. This is situational irony, since Capulet would be expected to at least eject the uninvited Romeo Montague.