What does the audience know that Tybalt does not know at this point in the play?

Romeo and Juliet have secretly married, but Tybalt does not know about their marriage when he confronts Romeo. The audience knows this because it has seen their wedding scene. This makes Romeo’s refusal to fight Tybalt understandable to him, even though Tybalt interprets it as an insult.

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