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Which Shakespearean character did Michael York depict in Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet?

  • Romeo

  • Mercutio

  • Paris

  • Tybalt

Answer

Michael York played Tybalt in Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 film version of Romeo and Juliet. Tybalt is a Montague, the family that is feuding with the Capulets, the family of Juliet. Tybalt is a hot-headed young man who is quick to anger and violence. He is responsible for the death of Mercutio, a friend of Romeo. Tybalt is eventually killed by Romeo in a duel.
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