Fate is a word our society tends to deem worthy of being the scapegoat to all of our annoyances‚ although it is only applicable to the negative situations we get ourselves into. What we fail to understand is that there cannot be a positive without the burdens of a negative‚ and fate takes the blame for both. The romantic tragedy of shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet expresses the ideal of senseless outcomes of impulsive decisions committed by the two blind lovers: Romeo and Juliet. We travel through
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The play Romeo and Juliet has all these typical characteristics. However‚ the resultant conclusion of events for the characters in this tragedy is adversely affected by the hands of fate‚ and not solely the product of human limitations. Fate in fact has a decisive role in the events of the play; it is a series of rapid coincidental events‚ which lead to the final tragedy. Romeo and Juliet are described during the prologue as "a pair of star-crossed lovers” The play Romeo and Juliet was one of
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Alan Ganesh Period 6 Mr. Kane 11 April 2011 The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet: Fate or Free Will Tragedy is defined as a serious drama with a sorrowful or disastrous conclusion. To Shakespeare‚ it is an interesting twist on what we hope to believe‚ or otherwise known as a happy ending. Shakespeare‚ if not a good writer‚ would be disliked for his ideals in stories in modern day society‚ but since he is such a good writer we enjoy his stories and he also teaches us to read carefully (IP). Throughout
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Throughout the 21st century‚ our views on fate and the control of our lives have drastically changed since the Elizabethan Era. It was once thought that one’s fate was determined by the stars and God had planned one’s destiny in advance. Nowadays‚ people believe that one’s actions determine their destiny. Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is a play about two feuding families from Verona‚ Italy whose children fall in love at first sight. Romeo and Juliet are both blindsided by their overwhelming romantic
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Romeo and Juliet: Literary Essay Are our lives controlled by fate following one path‚ or prompted by freewill giving us the constant chance to change our outcome? Every waking moment we are faced with decisions that – whether big or small – make different types of impacts on our lives and others. Although it was Shakespeare who made it seem so the characters had no free will‚ within real life our fate isn’t written for us. Every decision is another opportunity to change the paths of our
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A hidden power believed to control the occurrences in the future guide Romeo and Juliet to a tragic romance. Destiny is uncontrollable and that is evident in the play Romeo and Juliet‚ where the lovers are vulnerable in the hands of fate. The fact that a Montague and Capulet are falling in love is ironic as their families are sworn enemies. Romeo and Juliet are aware that their love is forbidden‚ “a pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life” and yet‚ the stars‚ associated with writing destiny
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Romeo and Juliet‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ is a story of two young lovers. These two hearts‚ Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet belong to feuding families. The family feud causes them to keep their love a secret and therefore only Romeo‚ Juliet‚ Benvolio‚ the Nurse and Friar Lawrence know of their love. Romeo and Juliet are able to look past the feud and let themselves fall in mad love with the other. They let themselves do almost anything for the other and at times it seems like too much to
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Romeo and Juliet: Victims of Fate Tragedy struck the young hearts of Romeo and Juliet. Betrayed by their desire to be with one another for the rest of eternity. Misguided by the trustworthy Friar Lawrence. Romeo and Juliet is the story of Romeo and Juliet and their fate. In the play Romeo and Juliet the tragedy of the two lovers was conducted by none other than Friar Lawrence‚ fate‚ and themselves. Friar Lawrence‚who acted as an advisor for the two lovers‚ wanted to end the fued between the two
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The Fate and Family Feud of Romeo and Juliet are the reason for their untimely death. In the story Romeo and Juliet fall in love and with the long lasting family feud still going on‚ there are a lot of ups and downs. They still find love and get married‚ but then it ends with the two deeply in love lovers taking their own lives. The untimely deaths of Romeo and Juliet are caused by the fate and family feud. Others might think that the Nurse and Fryer Lawrence are in fault of Romeo and Juliet’s
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Romeo and Juliet v.s. Fate and Their Flaws Even though both Romeo and Juliet were struck in the crossfire of their families. This story‚ Romeo and Juliet was a true masterpiece and has been for ages. It has been known to some as the greatest tragedy of all time but to others its greatest love story of all Shakespeare’s pieces. Fate and the behaviors of Romeo and Juliet were a big reason why this beautiful story was such a mixture of tragedy and comedy. Ultimately fate and their
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