Once you have proved that the statement is in fact false, you have to prove that the other person said the false statement with the intent of causing you some form of harm. Slander and Libel. There are two different types of defamation of character. The first is when someone verbally says a false statement about you.
In William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Tybalt is the nephew of Lord Capulet and Juliet's older cousin. We can accurately describe the skilled swordsman as a tough, cocky and aggressive character who is always looking for a fight.
Answer   Mercutio and Tybalt are both key characters in 'Romeo and Juliet' and they both are killed in Act 3, Scene 1 of the play. At the beginning of the scene, Tybalt iâ¦nsults Romeo in an attempt to provoke a fight but Romeo responds calmly and it is Mercutio who then fights with Tybalt.