...blamed someone else for something you did? Well in the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare after killing another character, young Romeo Montague says, “O! I am fortune’s fool!” (act 3, scene 1), and by saying this, he is blaming “fate”, and saying this murder was destined to occur. The character who was killed also happens to be the cousin of Juliet, who Romeo is secretly married to. By Romeo stating “O I am fortune’s fool”, he is not taking responsibility for what he did, as Romeo thinks fate is against him because he had just gotten married to the woman he loves, but he may be put to death for killing her cousin. Although he should take partial blame for what happened to Tybalt, I do believe that Romeo and Juliet were doomed by fate from the start, and there are many examples of that throughout this tragedy....
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...Fate, chance, and free will has no boundaries when it comes to love. These themes can make people in love reach high, however sometimes they can also lead to their ruin. The actions which come from fate, chance, and free will can be drastic when it comes to love, and because of this the outcome can vary from happily ever after to tragedy. In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare fate, chance, and free will play a major role throughout the tragic love story. Not only are these themes seen all through the play but they are particularly seen in their deaths. Fate was a main theme in the play including their deaths. There are multiple examples of fate having a hand in their deaths. One example of fate leading to their deaths is that they were fated to meet and fall in love, however due to their families feud their love was fated to not work out. This means that from the beginning their love was doomed to fail, since they loved each other more than anything else the only way for it to fail would be for them to die. Another example would be that once Juliet took the sleepy potion...
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...William Shakespeare’s drama The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Throughout the play, Romeo and Juliet are met with countless opposition, from feuding families to failed plans, and it seems they are doomed by fate. What began as an innocent romance between two young lovers slowly turns towards a bitter ending and both of their deaths’. Although Fate and Friar Lawrence are partially to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, because the families cause the initial conflict, they deserve the most blame for the deaths of the star crossed lovers, Romeo...
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...swoon as they read Romeo and Juliet for the first time. The girls wish for a boy like Romeo to spot them in a crowded room and instantly fall in love, and even though they would never admit it, young men probably wish for the same. Even the students who scoff at Romeo’s flowery language and the dramatic irony secretly wish for the kind of overwhelming passion Romeo and Juliet share. However, the same students tend to overlook the warning Shakespeare has within the first page of the play. In the prologue, Shakespeare writes that Romeo and Juliet tells the tale of two families with such an intense hatred toward each other that it takes a child from each of the families committing suicide for the...
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...Fate is defined as a force, principle or power that predetermines events, it is the inevitable events that are destined by this force. Fate is behind almost all of the conflicts in Romeo and Juliet, from the moment they met until they die together tragedy. Romeo and Juliet's fates were formed from the moment of their births. The Capulet ‘s and Montague’s hatred of each other is what pushed Romeo and Juliet together. The families were mortal enemies and Romeo and Juliet were never supposed to meet. Their relationship was doomed from the start. It was Fate that draws them together and it is fate that they are enemies. One example of how fate plays a part in the destinies of Romeo and Juliet is when Romeo goes to find Rosaline at the Capulet’s party. Instead he meets Juliet who was there to meet Paris. It was their first meeting and the immediate love for each other that strengthens the conflict between the Capulet’s and the Montague’s. Romeo and Juliet both believed that the stars controlled their fate and their actions weren’t always their own. Romeo, for example, 1.4.115-120, he says, "Some consequence yet hanging in the stars...by some vile forfeit of untimely death. But he that hath the steerage over my course Direct my sail." What he’s saying to his friends is that he had a dream that he will die young because of something in the stars, something that will happen to cause his death. Romeo finishes by saying "...he that hath steerage over my course.....
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...Conor Casey 9-10-13 Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet Paper Fate in Romeo and Juliet In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, fate is a key theme that is present throughout the play. The “star-crossed” lovers Romeo and Juliet, cannot stop fate from taking its course, and are unaware of the implications that it will have on them. In Romeo and Juliet, the young lovers find their untimely ends through the hands of fate. At the onset of the play the chorus enters and begins the play with a prologue. Introducing the reader to what is going on, the chorus talks of Romeo and Juliet saying, “A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life; / Whose misadventured piteous overthrows / Doth with their death bury their parent’s strife” (Prologue.7-8). Starting the play with this type of foreshadowing shows that this relationship is doomed by fate from the start. Fate by definition is the determining cause by which things are believed to come to be (Merriam-Webster). Fate in this play favors the Romeo and Juliet’s demise, opposed to their potential future. Romeo alludes to a feeling he has on the way to the Capulet ball saying, “I fear, too early: for my mind misgives Some consequences yet hanging in the stars Shall bitterly begin his fearful date With this night’s revels and expire the term Of a despised life closed in my breast By some vile forfeit of untimely death. (1.4.106-111) Another reference to the stars is made, as if some uncontrollable and higher entity is controlling...
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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 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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...Romeo and Juliet is the most epic love story of all time. It is said they were destined to fall in love, or maybe just destined to fall. Romeo and Juliet were two star-crossed lovers whose story played out in Verona, Italy. Romeo was from the family of the Montagues, whom are long-time enemies of the Capulets, the family from which Juliet came. Romeo crashed a party thrown by Capulet, Juliet’s father. At the party, he met Juliet, and they fell in love instantly. As destiny would have it, they get married, but the fateful, whirlwind love affair ultimately leads to the untimely deaths of both Romeo and Juliet. Friar Lawrence, Romeo’s priest, is often falsely accused of being responsible for the double suicide that ended the tragic love story of Romeo and Juliet. However, all of the major events that lead to the deaths...
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...Romeo and Juliet Essay Emily Ma In the wake of a tragedy, people place blame on others from their perspectives. Blame can be placed onto whoever is responsible for the disaster in a situation. In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Friar Laurence is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. By making many poor decisions, he ends the lives of two young lovers who believed that their love was stronger than anything else on earth. Friar Laurence’s dedication to his job and optimism for love lead him to make premature, negligent decisions about Romeo and Juliet’s relationship while disregarding the consequences of the family feud. Priest’s aren’t allowed to have love so when Friar Laurence sees Romeo and Juliet’s passion for each other, he puts his hopes about love into their relationship and ignores the inevitable repercussions. Friar Laurence has just married Romeo and Juliet in secret and says, “So smile the heavens upon this holy act/ That after-hours with sorrow chide us not” (II, vi, 1-2) when he has gotten a feeling that this marriage is doomed and something...
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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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...Three Key Players in the Deaths of Romeo and Juliet: Friar Lawrence, Tybalt, and Prince Escalus William Shakespeare penned many world-renowned plays, including the famed love tragedy Romeo and Juliet. The prologue describes how fate has already chosen Romeo and Juliet’s destiny. “From forth the fatal loins of these two foes/ A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life” (Prologue. 5-6). Star-crossed implies that Romeo and Juliet are controlled by immutable fate. Foresight explains that the two lovers are doomed to die an untimely death. Many characters are a factor in the demise of Romeo and Juliet, causing their downfall. Three main characters played key roles in Romeo’s and Juliet’s deaths: Friar Lawrence, Tybalt, and Prince Escalus. Friar Lawrence contributed to Romeo’s and Juliet’s deaths due self-serving reasons. Friar Lawrence is the priest for the city of Verona, fully comprehending the rules that come with being the city’s priest. But, when Romeo comes to him after seeing Juliet and asks him to marry them, he disregards these rules as well as their feuding families’ backgrounds and decides to marry them for his own selfish intent. “But come, young waverer, come, go with me, In one respect I’ll thy assistant be, For this alliance may so happy prove To turn your households’ rancor to pure love” (2.3.96-99). Friar Lawrence decides to marry Romeo and Juliet even though their families, the Montagues and the Capulets are sworn enemies. He marries them...
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...Although many characters in William Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, shared the blame of the newlywed's death, Friar Lawrence was ultimately at fault due to his countless naive and rash attempts at holding their doomed marriage together. The Friar had been the one to marry Romeo and Juliet in secret, provide Juliet with the sleeping elixir, and lastly, in act of cowardice, had left Juliet to her own self imposed death when guards could be heard on their way to the Capulet’s tomb. To start, the Friar had been the one to unwisely marry the couple in secret. Although offering little hesitance at young Romeo’s proposition, Lawrence had quickly agreed, thinking that the marriage between the two feuding houses would somehow force them into setting their differences aside for the sake of the young couple. What Friar Lawrence hadn’t realized was that in order to see this happen, the marriage would have had been made public, otherwise the two families would have no idea that their long held grudges would need to have been let go. As consequence to these actions, Tybalt had slain Mercutio, which in turn led to Romeo being responsible for the revengeful...
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...time period’s societal expectations. Romeo and Juliet are blinded by their newfound feelings and their false sense of freedom in which they, without the proper guidance of an elder's advice, are left unknowingly desperate and inescapably doomed. The two lovers live in a time period with societal expectations of the upper class, and William Shakespeare’s constant allusion to this aspect within his iconic play, Romeo and Juliet, contributes to the development of the social class motif. Many problems originate from the wealthy background...
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...Angel and Tess: A Romance Fit For the Books? Romeo and Juliet, Antony and Cleopatra, Napolean and Josephine. Throughout society's entire existence, we have known almost innately that these couples belong together, and yet fate intervened to deal their relationship a tragic blow. Yet readers persist on viewing these couples as the most passionate of all times. What makes them so unique? What makes them so compatible? What makes everyone see them as half of a whole instead of two? These couples proved to society that they belonged together, no matter what circumstances they faced . They possessed True Love, the rare gift that makes a relationship last, amidst outer turmoil. In the novel, Tess of the D'Ubervilles, by Thomas Hardy, another literary couple is portrayed. Tess Durbeyfield and Angel Clare appear to be in such an invincible love. The audience believes that they could have a happy life together as a unified couple, but, here too, fate intervenes and Tess is killed. However, the question remains in readers' minds: Would Tess and Angel’s relationship reached the level of perfection in these examples had Tess remained alive? Would their relationship have been successful? There are several factors that can define a successful relationship. In order for a relationship to be worthwhile, the relationship must possess mutual love, respect, and trust, characterized by similar backgrounds, harmonious personalities , and compatibility. Tess and Angel’s love could not have...
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