The morning after Romeo and his friends crash the Capulets' party, Benvolio and Mercutio discuss the fact that he never returned to his father's house the night before. In other words, they have no idea where Romeo is because he stayed out all night. Benvolio reveals that Tybalt has sent a letter to Romeo's house for him, and Mercutio assumes that this letter must contain a "challenge." Presumably Tybalt is still angry that anyone from the house of Montague showed up, uninvited, at the previous night's celebration because, at the time, he viewed it as extremely dishonorable for Lord Capulet to allow Romeo to stay. In fact, he really angered Capulet by insisting on doing something about it during the party itself. Further, because Tybalt eventually comes looking for Romeo, wanting to fight, it seems certain that the letter did contain a challenge.
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