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[Capulet:] It is my will; the which if thou respect,

Show a fair presence and put off these frowns,

An ill-beseeming semblance for a feast.

Tybalt: It fits, when such a villain is a guest:

I'll not endure him.

Capulet: He shall be endur'd:

What! goodman boy; I say, he shall, go to;

Am I the master here, or you? go to.

—Romeo and Juliet,
William Shakespeare

Which line from the text shows that Capulet believes Tybalt should respect him because he is Tybalt’s uncle?

“An ill-beseeming semblance for a feast”
“It fits, when such a villain is a guest”
“I’ll not endure him”
“Am I the master here, or you? go to”

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“Am I the master here, or you? go to”

Capulet is asserting his authority and expecting Tybalt to obey him (as his uncle/master), so this line shows he believes Tybalt should respect him.