Romeo And Juliet Because Of Fate

Was the Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet All Because of Fate?

In the novel, “Romeo and Juliet” by Shakespeare fate was the cause of almost all events of the book. Fate is defined as, “the development of events beyond a person's control, regarded as determined by a supernatural power”. Throughout the whole book the decisions that Romeo and Juliet make have obvious outcomes that seem to be invisible to the characters. The three main events that occur during the novel that helped Romeo’s and Juliet’s fate be determined are when the two found out which families they came from, when Romeo, Juliet, and the Friar thought that it was a great idea for the lovers to get married, and when Juliet decides to fake her death.

In the first main event
In the fight, Romeo was supposed to be stabbed by the sword but he moved away killing Tybalt. Now the prince of Verona has banished Romeo. Romeo goes to the friar to ask for advice. Romeo at first talks about how being banished from Verona is like death and that he would rather be dead. “There is no word without Verona walls. But purgatory, torture, hell itself. Hence “banished from the world” and world’s exile is death is death. Then “banished” Is death mistermed. Calling death “banished”....” Here he feels there is no earth out of Verona, which is obviously not true when there is another town just out of Verona. Romeo is responsible for the death of Tybalt. Romeo had to see that there had to be major consequences for his actions. After Romeo tells his sob story, the friar has a plan on line 15. “Go hence , good night -- and here stands all your state: either be gone before the watch be set Or by the break of day disguised from hence. Sojourn in Mantua. I'll find out your man, And he shall signify from time to time Every good hap to you that chances here. Give me thy hand. ‘Tis late. Farewell. Good night. Here the Friar tries to stop their undeniable fate by having Romeo go to Mantua till the friar comes back with news about his placement in Verona. After this Juliet goes to the friar to ask what she must do. The friar tells her to take a sleeping potion to make her family think she is dead, then Romeo will receive a letter in Mantua to come retrieve her bride in the Capulet grave. This does not work because Romeo gets the news from the news man that Juliet is dead, before he gets the news that she is under a potion. Romeo buys poison and goes to the Capulet grave, where he kills himself, leading to Juliet killing herself as well. Events such as Romeo being banished and Juliet almost being married to Paris, were just setbacks to their obvious fate. The only addition to their fate is how much “love”