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Comparing Tybalt And Jack In William Golding's Lord Of The Flies

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Tybalt and Jack; Similar, yet Different. Both Tybalt from Romeo and Juliet and Jack from The Lord of the Flies share similarities, like their constant need to resort to violence, but their difference drastically separate them from each other. They use violence constantly to resolve their issues. For example, Tybalt picked a fight with Romeo and Mercutio simply because he did not like them and wanted to show them he was stronger, similar to Jack, who punished boys who made an error or angered him. Although they both seem to use violence as often as they can, it is important to remember that Jack was losing his mind, while Tybalt was just rude. Even though Jack was ill-behaved, he did at some point have the ability

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