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    Oedipus was struck with many obstacles throughout his life. These obstacles decided his fate‚ even if it was predestined. Some of the decisions Oedipus made were‚ what he thought‚ as his free will‚ but were already written into his fate. Free will is built into fate because the decisions a person makes is their way of deciding how they want to end their life‚ whether that is on a positive or negative result. Oedipus was destined to kill his father‚ marry‚ and have children with his mother‚ Jocasta

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    An Insight Into Fate and Temptation In Macbeth‚ by William Shakespeare‚ oftentimes one small action leads to a very significant turn of events. When the witches’ prophecies predict that Macbeth will become King of Scotland‚ his mind becomes set on the throne. Macbeth then goes to extreme measures to obtain the crown. This leads the reader to question whether the witches can actually predict the future‚ or do they simply light the spark that turns into a wildfire within the mind of

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    predetermined and arranged before them like a road map to life; otherwise known as‚ fate. In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ Shakespeare supports that humans are sentenced to an inevitable fate through symbolism‚ the character of Romeo and irony. Throughout the play‚ Shakespeare uses symbolism to exemplify how fate is inevitable. The biggest symbol from the beginning to the end‚ is the stars. The stars represent one’s fate‚ and it was believed that the stars determined what happened

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    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

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    sympathy do you feel for Clym Yeobright in ‘The Return of the Native’? 11. Why did Hardy call the novel ‘The Return of the Native’? 12. How far is Eustacia a victim of fate? 13. How far is Clym Yeobright a victim of fate? 14. Discuss the importance of the setting in ‘The Return of the Native’. 15. Discuss Hardy’s use of fate in ‘The Return of the Native’. 16. Discuss the role played by Diggory Venn in ‘The Return of the Native’. 17. Discuss the role and importance of Wildeve in ‘The

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    and Juliet‚ Fate or Free will? The story of Romeo and Juliet is a tragic tale of love and hate. The story ends in conflict and controversy because of their families and other outside forces in which fate was a factor. The "Star Crossed Lovers" death was caused by free will and blinding love‚ this was a significant turning point in the book because Romeo was banished. As the story goes on characters such as Tybalt and Mercutio set off a spin of events eventually ending in the death of the beloved

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    Does fate control you‚ or do your decisions control fate? In the play‚ Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ the main characters fall in love but kill themselves at the end. Both Fate and personal choices had an impact on the characters in the play. Fate played a role when Romeo was asked by a servant to read the invite to Juliet’s party‚ but he had a hard time deciding whether to go to the party or not. “Servant: God gi’ go-den. I pray‚ sir‚ can you read?... Romeo: Stay fellow; I can read…(192)

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    to their determined fate. In William Shakespeare’s play‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ the prologue tells us that the two lovers‚ Romeo and Juliet are both destined to die because of their love for each other. Even though their death is already determined‚ the story tells how their choices lead to their ultimate fate. The hatred between their two families is in their way‚ yet Romeo and Juliet still get married trying to trick their fate. Shakespeare creates a message in his play that fate controls people’s lives

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    Fate: Is it just an excuse? Excuses are something people use to clear themselves or others of the blame of their own foolish actions. In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ it is not fate‚ but impulsive and desperate actions that bring about the downfall of Romeo and Juliet. In the Victorian era‚ fate was known as the development of events out of human control‚ and determined by a supernatural power. By no means was the demise of Romeo and Juliet out their control. It happened because of the choices

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    The Reality of Fate and the Illusion of Free-Will The tale of “A pair of star-crossed lovers” immediately rings in the reader’s mind two unfortunate lovers who are -by fate-meant to be apart. The author of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ William Shakespeare‚1 wrote the story to bring about idealistic Petrarchan lovers going against social norms. The story commences with a prologue providing an overview of the entire bittersweet story. Both Romeo and Juliet are from feuding families who sometimes

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