Hey! " I turned, crossing my arms and glaring. "I was talking to him! " Tybalt eyed me with amusement, which just made me glare harder. "No, you were inciting him to stab you with a toothpick. Again, the difference is small, but I think it matters.

Seanan McGuire
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The phrase "Hey!" is a command that can be used to encourage or discourage someone. However, when Juliet says "Hey!" to Tybalt, she is actually telling him that he is not allowed to talk with Romeo. The way she said it was very different from the way we would say it in English. She used a command form of the word, which means it was not really a question or an expression of annoyance.

It was more like an order. This is one of the differences between the English and the original language spoken by Shakespeare's characters.

Source: A Local Habitation

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