Romeo And Juliet Doomed By Fate
Romeo and Juliet are doomed by fate from birth since they belonged to opposite households, but due to their rash decisions which aroused from uncontrolled emotions, and the influence of irrational guardians, their tragic endings were unavoidable. It’s Romeo and Juliet’s fate to die which is necessary to end their family feud. Many actions and dialogues in the play foreshadow their incoming deaths.
Romeo and Juliet are doomed since the couple is from different sides and their hysterical actions that sprouted from their bitter family relationships almost influences fate to devastatingly act against them. The two families- Montague and Capulet- are ancient foes that disturbed the peace of all citizens in Verona so it’s a clear sign that …show more content…
Later on, Romeo defies the stars after he hears about Juliet’s ‘death’ and infuriates them: “Then I defy you stars!” (V, i, 24) When Romeo disobeys the stars, he is basically ignoring fate and perhaps that’s why fate is more cruel to him which lead to his death. Since the two families have such a deep grudge, violence broke out easily and these rash actions worsen the destiny set for Romeo and Juliet. Fate also controls actions. When Tybalt kills Mercutio right after Romeo and Juliet gets married, Mercutio curses the Montagues and Capulets: “ A plague a’both your houses! They have made worms’ meat out of me. I have it, And soundly too. Your houses!” (III, i, 102-104) Mercutio is saying how he’s been fatally wounded and he’s going to die but he also indirectly declares how the two households are going to ‘have it’ which means the families are going to face death soon too. Mercutio’s death causes Romeo to act recklessly. Out of wrath, Romeo kills Tybalt without considering his actions or consequences and ends up being banished from Verona. His banishment means he isn’t able to communicate
Romeo and Juliet are doomed since the couple is from different sides and their hysterical actions that sprouted from their bitter family relationships almost influences fate to devastatingly act against them. The two families- Montague and Capulet- are ancient foes that disturbed the peace of all citizens in Verona so it’s a clear sign that …show more content…
Later on, Romeo defies the stars after he hears about Juliet’s ‘death’ and infuriates them: “Then I defy you stars!” (V, i, 24) When Romeo disobeys the stars, he is basically ignoring fate and perhaps that’s why fate is more cruel to him which lead to his death. Since the two families have such a deep grudge, violence broke out easily and these rash actions worsen the destiny set for Romeo and Juliet. Fate also controls actions. When Tybalt kills Mercutio right after Romeo and Juliet gets married, Mercutio curses the Montagues and Capulets: “ A plague a’both your houses! They have made worms’ meat out of me. I have it, And soundly too. Your houses!” (III, i, 102-104) Mercutio is saying how he’s been fatally wounded and he’s going to die but he also indirectly declares how the two households are going to ‘have it’ which means the families are going to face death soon too. Mercutio’s death causes Romeo to act recklessly. Out of wrath, Romeo kills Tybalt without considering his actions or consequences and ends up being banished from Verona. His banishment means he isn’t able to communicate