...they love each other? In Romeo and Juliet, two young people fall in love. Problems arise because their families are enemies, and it makes it very difficult for them to be together. Fate has a greater impact on the characters in the play than their own personal choices. Fate took its toll on Romeo and Juliet from when they first met each other. They were destined to eventually be torn apart by family conflict. Fate ultimately lead both Romeo and Juliet to their deaths. It was fate from the very beginning for Romeo to fall in love with Juliet of all girls. Romeo’s first sign to meet Juliet is when a servant walked up to him. “ I pray, can you read…” (Shakespeare, Page 192). Romeo would of never found out about the party if the servant didn't ask him what the party paper said. Romeo arrived at the party and saw Juliet. They began to interact with one another, but then they noticed who they really were. “ Prodigious love to me is my enemy”(Shakespeare. Page 204). They realized that their families were enemies, but they still loved each other. They wanted their love to prosper without their families knowing. They were destined to meet, but their love would be difficult....
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...both pieces of literature believe that they are destined to be together. Romeo and Juliet are not destined to be together. Juliet’s judgement is clouded by the fact that she is betrothed to Paris. Romeo just cares about getting over Rosaline and ending the feud. Pyramus and Thisbe are just afraid to be apart and have to find someone else. All these characters are just looking for excuses not to be alone. When Juliet is told that she will marry Paris. She doesn’t want to disappoint her mother, so she agrees. Juliet does not want to marry Paris so she keeps her eyes open for another suitor. Juliet thinks that if she finds someone else everything will be better. Fate was a big theme in Romeo and Juliet. This is well illustrated by the saying star-crossed lovers. If this was true people...
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...destiny. In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, there are a few members that show fate’s hand in play. Of those individuals, Mercutio is shown to be the most prominent. With Mercutio persuading Romeo at the Capulet party, having divine right, and an influential death, he has most impacted the theme of fate in Romeo and Juliet. The first way that Mercutio is the representative of fate is seen where he pushed Romeo to attend the Capulet soiree. During the beginning of the play, Mercutio and Romeo are walking towards the Capulet masque. While they are walking, Romeo starts to doubt if he should go at all. Mercutio counters this by saying...
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...In the play of “Romeo and Juliet”, William Shakespeare shows that fate is like an inescapable quicksand, the harder one tries to defy fate, the faster it occurs. From the very beginning of the play, the audience is aware of the tragic ending of Romeo and Juliet. The prologue states, “A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life... The fearful passage of their death-marked love.”(Prologue.6-9) This tells the audience that Romeo and Juliet’s love is against the stars or fate, and thus their love is doomed for death. Throughout the play, the audience witnesses Romeo and Juliet's attempt to escape this fate, but it only brings them closer towards it. In addition, following Romeo and Juliet’s marriage, kills Tybalt in revenge for Mercutio’s death....
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...Romeo and Juliet was William Shakespeare’s last play, and quite possibly one of his most popular. There are many hidden themes and metaphors, one of which is fate. This play is about 2 teenages from feuding families that fall into a forbidden love, and the plot of this play describes the issues they run into and the hoops they jump through in order to be together. In this story, Shakespeare uses the age and timeline of the story to show the theme of fate through misdelivery of Friar Lawrence’s letter, the resolution between the Montagues and the Capulets, and the love between Romeo and Juliet that lead to suicide. One event that was prudent to the future of Romeo and Juliet was the delivery of Friar Lawrence’s letter, which was quite unforgiving when it came...
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...part of the Transcendentalist Movement and was an American essayist. Romeo and Juliet were very important “star-crossed lovers” who played the part as important figures in fate’s game. In multiple parts of the play there are noticeable events where fate takes control over Romeo and Juliet’s lives. Some of the specific events can be referenced back to the Friar gaining knowledge about Romeo and Juliet’s affair, there was also the event were Nurse would similarly gain knowledge about the affair and could’ve done something to stop the relationship between Romeo and Juliet. The final and irreconcilable...
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...Romeo and Juliet In the play, Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare, two star-crossed lovers take their lives. In the city of Verona, two prideful families break into mutiny. Romeo and Juliet meet through many chances which helps their forbidden love to bloom which sadly end in dead. Fate is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because the Montagues and Capulets hate each other, and a plague strikes Verona when the Friar sends a letter to Romeo. Fate is the cause of these star-crossed lover’s deaths, because the Montague and Capulet households despise each other. The prologue states, “From forth the fatal loins of these two foes/A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life” (Prologue. 5-6). If fate had not turned the Montagues and the Capulets into foes, then Romeo and Juliet’s love would have been allowed. By the fateful chance that the Montagues and Capulets are adversaries, Romeo and Juliet’s illicit love creates conflict for both houses, which ends up digging the young inamoratos graves.This is why fate is to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death, but this is not the only reason to blame fate. Another reason why fate is to blame...
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...English I 06 March 2017 Fate Versus Decisions Do you feel fate controls you? In Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, two children of rival families fall in love and commit suicide due to their corrupt lives. The question is how was the play controlled? One argument is that fate controls the play, while another is that the characters’ stupid decisions did so. While there is an argument that the decisions control the play, it is more conceivable that you cannot control your fate and fate is the responsible party in the play’s control. It is conceivable that our retarded decisions control our lives, for in Act 3, Scene 1, Tybalt’s decision to duel with Mercutio led to Romeo slaying him. There is merit in the belief...
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...How Does Fate Play A Part In Romeo and Juliet'? Romeo and Juliet' was written during a period when Shakespeare had found the strength of his writing, it is believed that it was written around 1595 and he would have been about 26 years old when he wrote it. The play is a widely known tragedy concerning the fate of two young "star-cross'd lovers". It is one of the most famous of Shakespeare's plays and one of his earliest theatrical triumphs. In Romeo and Juliet', fate plays an extremely powerful role throughout the story. Romeo and Juliet are "star-crossed lovers," as the prologue at the start of the play indicated, they had fate against them. In that time, people were very wary of what the stars said. If two people's stars were crossed in the sky, they would never remain together. Obviously, Romeo and Juliet did not live happily ever after, as they both died at the end of the play. The prologue also shows fate was against Romeo and Juliet through the negative language and the foregrounds of their deaths: "The fearful passage of their death-mark'd love, And the continuance of their parents' rage, Which, but their children's end, nought could remove" This insight into the plot provides the audience with the anticipation of the finale and causes them to think negatively throughout the play. It also allows Shakespeare to make use of dramatic irony, as the audience knows something that the characters do not. This increases dramatic tension for the audience, which in turn...
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...far do you think Shakespeare presents Romeo and Juliet as victims of fate? “Romeo and Juliet” is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare in 1597, when people believed that their lives were controlled by fate, like a force or spirit that decides the course a person’s life should take. They believed in magic, horoscopes and that the Sun, Moon and stars could change their destiny. In this play Shakespeare presents Romeo and Juliet as victims of fate in many different ways. At the prologue of the play the chorus describes Romeo and Juliet as "star-crossed lovers". This suggests that they fight against (or cross) their fate, which is written in the stars. It means that they are in love but fate is against them, their families have been arguing for years, so they have grown up hating each other, however Rome and Juliet are inseparable. Secondly, the Capulets and Montagues are at odds with each other. After the prologue, members of each house, as well as their servants break into a sword fight, crossing swords with each other. Sampson says "Draw, if you be men. Gregory, remember thy swashing blow." (Act 1, Scene 1, Line 60). The feuding between the two families motivates Sampson to challenge the Capulets. Another example of how the two houses despise each other is what Romeo and his friends have to do to get into the Capulet feast. So they will not be recognized, Romeo, Mercutio, and Benvolio wear comic masks to hide their faces. Romeo and his friends would never have known...
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...In the book Romeo and Juliet is a couple who falls in love at first sight not knowing that they will never be together. The book describes many obstacles that came between the young couple relationship. The flaws that were identified in the book were chance/fate, pride and being to impatience that what eventually lead to the tragic death of the couple so in love. Although, all three flaws play a significant role in the book. Chance/fate is the ultimate reason for such a tragic ending to a young couple who was meant to be together. The most important flaw that led to the tragic death of Romeo and Juliet was chance/fate. Romeo reads the invitation to a masquerade ball where he is hoping that the love of life Rosaline will be there. Romeo...
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...issues in The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is that of choice. The main question is do the characters have the ability to choose what they want, or are their fates simply left to destiny? There are many pieces of evidence of fate in the play, which greatly affect the plot and characters. Fate is the dominating force that foreshadows the ironic destinies of that protagonist, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet. Fate is evident from the very beginning of the play. In the opening prologue it states that Romeo and Juliet “Are a pair of star-crossed lover/…Death marked/…[and] with their death bury their parents stifle”(6-9), which foreshadows their doom and ironically ends their parent’s feud. People say that when the stars are allied lovers meet and fall in love; however, with these two star crossed lovers their stars lined up and than crossed. Showing that the stars and universe are controlling the aspect of their life and are a metaphor for fate. The characters believe that their lives are controlled by destiny and luck, and Romeo is a prime example of this philosophy. When Romeo and his friends go to the Capulet’s ball, Romeo hesitates to go because he has had a bad dream: My mind misgives Some consequences, yet hanging in the sky Shall bitterly begin this fearful date With this night revels and expire the term Of a despised life closed, in my breast By some vile forfeit of untimely death (1, 4, 116-121). Romeo here states his fear...
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...In the play Romeo and Juliet there lives are not controlled by fate but rather they make there own decisions during the play. Everyone feels sorry for Romeo and Juliet because their lives were controlled by fate. But, no one looks at the huge errors they made leading up to there deaths. So, that's why i think fate is not a major factor in Romeo and Juliet. Even though fate caused them to fall in love, they made decisions that affected their lives, when Romeo and Juliet kill themselves. Or, when Juliet takes the sleeping potion from the friar, Also when Romeo kills Tybalt. These are all examples of free will in Romeo and Juliet. When Romeo Kills Tybalt in the play it is one of the major example of free will. When Tybalt kills Mercutio Romeo could have just walked away from Mercutio's death. But instead he forgot everything and just focused on killing Tybalt. “And fire-eyed fury be my conduct now.’ this quote shows that Romeo wants to avenge Mercutio's death and he will do anything to avenge him. Even when Romeo kills Tybalt and claims he was “fortune’s fool!” It was really...
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...death of Romeo and Juliet. There are many different factor that contribute to the death of Romeo and Juliet, but the most powerful contributing factors to there deaths are Friar Lawrence, Fate, and coincidence. These things were chosen, because they have the most influence on how Romeo and Juliet died. Is Friar Lawrence is to blame? He wanted to help the Capulet's, and Montague's back together and to end their feud together as a family. The Friar pushed too hard for Romeo and Juliet to get back together. He pushed them so far that they both killed themselves, Romeo with poison and Juliet stabbing herself. Friar Lawrence is blamed for their...
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...Romeo and Juliet Fate or Free-Will Fate is defined as “a powerful force that is believed to control what happens in the future.” In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet we are able to see how the theme of fate is cleverly infiltrated through events and dialogue throughout the play. Fate is mainly evident through the actions of Lord Capulet’s Servingman, Friar John, the timing of Romeo and Juliet’s death, and how the Montague’s and Capulet’s feud and been put to rest due to the tragedy in their lives. The first fated event was introduced to us in Act I Scene II, when Lord Capulet after finishing his conversation with Paris, regarding his request to marry Juliet, handed over a list of names to the Servingman and orders him to: [Rom....
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