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
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Is life in prison without parole better than the death penalty? This is it‚ this is the last time you will ever see daylight again. The dim light of the outside world seems to be overtaken by shadows. You squeeze your eyes shut‚ and then everything goes dark. That is the death penalty. What exactly is the death penalty? In the dictionary‚ it is defined as‚ "the sentence of death upon a person by the state as a punishment for an offense." What the death penalty itself serves is retribution and
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In God’s Hands Hamlet’s fate was feared‚ fought‚ accepted‚ and then finally determined by God. In Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ he proves that fate is already determined in the hand’s of God and it is not worth fighting because one will simply not win. “To be or not to be: that is the question” (3.1.57). Hamlet is afraid of where fate may take him with the choices he has to choose from. In the “To Be Or Not To Be” soliloquy‚ Hamlet finds himself conflicted by the two choices he has‚ kill himself or
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between fate and freewill. A lot of people have the need to feel like they have free will. This is clearly seen in the story of Oedipus by Sophocles because in the story all Sophocles ever wanted to do was stay clear of the prophecy that he was going to kill his father and sleep with his mother. Without that feeling of free will what do people really have‚ just a puppet going through the motions. I have really thought about the moments where I have felt like everything is based upon fate and this
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Jonathan Lagos Professor Brillman 10 November 2011 WOH 2001 Faith and Fate: Olaudah Equiano and His Relationship with God What is worse than forcing a man away from his homeland‚ his family and friends‚ and stripping him of the most natural right to all humankind‚ his freedom? Perhaps nobody has experienced anything as frightening and sorrowful as those slaves who were brought to the West Indies and the Americas during the eighteenth century. Olaudah Equiano‚ a native African who
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Fate Vs. Free Will Antigone‚ the play‚ fuels the debate whether fate is stronger than one’s free will. Antigone’s fate was to die fighting for respect of her family. At first‚ Antigone’s fate was to live‚ but her free will let her to choose to disobey Creon’s law about burying her brother. When she made the choice to go against Creon‚ her fate was to die. Towards the end of "Antigone‚" Creon on changed his mind to kill Antigone but fate had already taken over and she died. Likewise‚ Creon’s fate
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Fate is the development of events beyond a person’s control‚ usually regarded as controlled by a supernatural power. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is the story of two young lovers from opposing families. Fate is a dominating and inescapable force throughout the play. From the very beginning of the play‚fate predetermined Romeo and Juliet’s death. The prologue introduced their destiny when it stated that Romeo and Juliet are “star-crossed”. In the time period Romeo and Juliet took place
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CONSIDER THE ROLE OF FATE AND FREE-WILL IN THE PLAY It might seem at first glance that the role of fate in the play is crucial to its outcome. Certainly many of the characters blame fate/destiny for what happens to them‚ and the language of the play does at times encourage the audience to view the events as dominated by fate. Romeo for example describes himself as ’fortune’s fool’‚ and the prologue seems to follow his judgement in its pronunciation of the couple as ’a pair of star cross’d lovers’
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end in a tragic accident. Fate is the path that leads to the future and cannot be altered no matter the outcome. Set in Shakespearean time‚ fate was believed to be in control of people’s lives. The fact that Romeo and Juliet would never live a peaceful life‚ none of the tragedies would have not taken place if they had not met. In the prologue of the play‚ Shakespeare outlines that “two star’d crossed lovers take their life”. This foreshadowing creates the sense that fate shall claim superiority. The
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Fate is defined as the development of events beyond a person’s control. This is a key term that develops many important events in both A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Romeo and Juliet. Throughout A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ we are shown how true love can only be determined by fate‚ despite obstacles that can obstruct it. In Romeo and Juliet‚ love through fate is shown as well‚ but the story mainly focuses on how fate can cause negative outcomes. In A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ Hermia and Lysander truly
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