“What, drawn, and talk of peace! I hate the word, as I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee…” In William Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, a story about two feuding families and the main couples of the families children fall in love each other, and then they die tragic deaths because they fell like they can’t be together. There are characters that show that Tybalt was the spark through their words and actions, and they include Romeo, Juliet, and Tybalt himself. Ultimately, Tybalt was the spark the flames of the families feud.…
Additionally, Fate is another hurdle Romeo and Juliet have to jump over,except this one appears in several scenes as the source of blame for death of the two. In the play’s Prologue the line, ”A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life”, appears. This line suggests Romeo and Juliet were bound to fall in love with each from their first breath because it is stating their love was written in the stars and the families they were born to wasn’t a coincidence but a destined event. As the Prologue continues it announces how the star-cross’d lovers have a death-mark’d love. Their love being described as death-mark’d is a bad omen because it is foretelling how Romeo and Juliet’s destinies are entwined,which will bring their deaths. Fate has already decided these…
In the beginning of the story the friar starts of as a kind man who is just careless, but in the end he is truly shown as a coward. Quote. What is preposterous is that he left Juliet with romeo's body in the capulet's tomb even when he knew she was in grief, he was just acting self centered and only cared for the wellbeing of himself. If Friar Laurence was any bit of an honorable man, then he would bring Juliet from that horrible place, not leave her there grieving over her dead lover. Quote. Alternatively, if the friar had not run away from the tomb and had instead gotten Juliet he would have prevented her death.…
Fortune, destiny, chance and the stars, there are many references to a larger power out of the character’s control. Although many of Shakespeare's mentions are one line, they come after powerful and relevant scenes and add depth to the character’s emotions and leave a greater impact. However they do not excuse the fact that the character is responsible for what they have wrought. For example Romeo after he had killed Tybalt yells, “O’ I am Fortune's fool!”(3.1-142) Here it is not fate that's pulling the lovers apart it is Romeo's foolishness. Romeo killing Tybalt after interfering with the Capulet and Mercutio fight was Romeo’s choice. It was out of his control that Tybalt sought him out, but his death is on Romeo’s head. The last scene of…
In William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, Juliet is one of the only characters who takes time to think over her decisions. In addition to this, she sticks to the choices she makes despite anyone else’s input. This is shown through Juliet’s thoughts when her mother speaks ill of her one true love, Romeo. When her mother regards Romeo as a “villain” for murdering Juliet’s cousin, Juliet says “Villain and he be many miles asunder. - God pardon him! I do, with all my heart” (3.5.85-86). In this quote, Juliet is expressing how she forgives Romeo for what he had done and that she does not think of him as a villain. Her saying this shows her fidelity and devotion to Romeo. Her lover for him is so strong that she is willing to forgive him for…
Modern day society promotes individualism and self-responsibility. Yet somehow, fate exists as an intrinsic part of many people’s lives. This paradox in mindset shows how logical reasoning, common sense, and science bow down for the supernatural force that guides one through life, fate, for better or worse. Such is seen clearly in the dialogue and actions of the characters in Romeo and Juliet, a play written by William Shakespeare. Taking place in 14th century Verona, Romeo and Juliet describes the tragedy that ensues when two feuding families’ children fall in love, but fate ensures both of their suicides. The villainous acts of fate prove that fate makes one helpless against decisions in life, belief in fate becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy, and…
In the beginning of the novel fate has been a big part of this play even this quote will explain why; “A pair of star crossed lovers,” (line 6). Since the start of the play called Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet were destined to die. Throughout each act and scene, from constant foreshadowing, even Romeo and Juliet probably even knew their tragic fate. As much as Romeo and Juliet wanted to be together, all their efforts and the efforts of others were purely senseless or as you can say futile, and as much as everyone urged to blame others, only fate is to blame.…
Between Romeo and Juliet in the story Romeo & Juliet, Romeo is more compulsive than Juliet. For starters, Romeo falls in love way too easily. He says to his cousin Benvolio, “Out of favor, where I am in love” (1.1.178). This quote illustrates his compulsive feelings of ‘love’ for a girl who has no interest in him whatsoever. Following his rejection of Rosaline, Romeo is extremely quick to act on his emotions. Montague, Romeo’s father, states that Romeo “Shuts up his windows, locks fair daylight out, And makes himself an artificial night” (1.1. 146-7). This passage shows you how quickly he changed after getting rejected once and how it didn’t go unnoticed by the people around him. Finally, Romeo falls in love with eyes and character…
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.…
“An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind” (brainyquote). These are some well known words spoken by the great leader Mahatma Gandhi. This quote directly ties in with the theme of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The play takes place during the Middle Ages in beautiful Verona. Here, a long term feud, which no one remembers the cause of, has been going on between the Capulets and Montagues. They are the families of the main characters. There is a lot of hate and violence present between the two sides. However, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, the two main characters of the play, fall deeply in love with each other. Romeo and Juliet is a story of their love and death, and the long fight between their families. While…
A love as great as thine can not be grasped even by Deaths icy hand!…
Fate is the development of events beyond a person’s control. In the Shakespearean play, Romeo and Juliet, there are “two star-crossed lovers” who fall in love. Romeo and Juliet are from different families of the same status and their love is essentially forbidden. After all these misfortunate events trying to tear their love apart, they eventually take their lives as a result. Every character in the story made choices out of free will but these choices ultimately lead to fate. Fate was the most responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because it is depicted by foreshadowing, the feud between the Montagues and Capulets and the power of the future.…
Romeo and Juliet “a pair of star-crossed lovers” (I i 6) bound to the Inevitability of death, with short unessential lives lying in the dexterous hands of fate. Romeo and Juliet undergo a multitude of vindictive obstacles to make proof of their undying love for each other. Throughout Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare makes many references to celestial entities, such as stars, being fates manipulator of the Capulet and Montague families’ lives. Romeo, in fact, did not love Juliet since the beginning of the play, rather Romeo’s love for Juliet follows his love for Rosaline; a cousin to the Capulet family who is well armed with the formidable walls of chastity. Romeo, walking sorrowfully amidst Verona, is approached by a Capulet servant who was completely…
Elizabeth Gilbert, an author once stated "Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions. Elizabeth Gilbert. This quote speaks a message about life, how a person’s emotions have complete control of your actions and vice versa. Most people continue to wonder why these emotions happen in the first place and how simple emotions may lead to huge decision making. In the tragedy “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare, it explains the journey of two star-crossed lovers and their difficulties that are created by strong emotions, such as their passion and desperation.…
Fate is said to be the mystical force that has already predetermined the events that will happen in our lives. Some people believe in this mystical force, while others would rather believe in top hat wearing turnips. The question if fate is real has been debated from centuries from the ancient Greek philosophers to middle school students. In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, fate is to blame for the demise of the play’s two main characters. The actions of other people and coincidences are two examples of fate, which have a critical impact on the death of Romeo and Juliet.…