Romeo and Juliet: Victims of Fate or Choice? Romeo and Juliet were not victims of fate: as many people believe‚ but instead were two lovers that made terrible choices. When I was a little kid; I often times heard the love between a boy and a girl referred to as Romeo and Juliet. I would always think to myself that I wanted to be just like them some day. However as I grew up and actually read the story and was old enough to interpret the events that actually occurred: I begin to realize that this
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Freeman English I – 4th Hour 06 March 2014 Romeo & Juliet Dreams and fate are defined as a force‚ principle or power that predetermines events; it is the inevitable events that are destined by this force. Romeo and Juliet’s fates were intertwined from the moment of their birth‚ families driven by hate pushing two young lovers together. At their age‚ love can seem like the only aspect of life. Having fate overtaken their thoughts and lives. If fate is real then there was nothing that anyone could
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individuals are capable of shaping up their own fate with their behaviour and actions. In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ they young lovers were victims of their own impulsive actions. The lead characters were impatient and did not think before jumping to conclusions. Their carelessness is seen when Romeo and Juliet get married even though their families are at feud. The young blood of the men from both sides and their attitudes lead to street violence‚ and Romeo forgets to get all the information about
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climax of the entire play when Romeo exclaims “O‚ I am fortune’s fool!” Fortune/Fate is important because it touches on Romeo’s dream foresaw in Act One‚ Scene Four that what happened at the party would lead to his untimely death. Romeo killing Tybalt and being banished from the kingdom is a main contributing factor to him being killed Love as a destructive force is used in this scene as Romeo states that the reason that Mercutio dying is that his LOVE for Juliet has caused him to become effeminate
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Fate can also be seen at work when Balthasar reports to Romeo regarding the devastating news of the death of Romeo’s beloved Juliet. The servant claimed to have witnessed seeing Juliet being taken to the Capulet tombstones with his own eyes. In shock‚ Romeo replies‚ “Is it even so? Then I defy you‚ stars! / Thou know’st my lodging; get me ink and paper‚ / And hire post-horses; I will hence to-night … Well‚ Juliet‚ I will lie with thee to-night.” (V‚ i‚ 24-26‚ 34). In this situation‚ it is poor exiled
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just mere puppets to them. Most agree that the story of Romeo and Juliet was based on fate‚ but I disagree that it was fate that chose their lives‚ it was their fault that led this tragedy. In the movie Both Romeo and Juliet had a choice‚ Romeo could have chosen to not go to the party and Juliet‚ on the other hand‚ could have married Paris. It was their decisions that led everything at the end. Romeo could have not have killed Tybalt‚ Romeo could
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Romeo and Juliet both end their lives in the play Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet are deeply in love with each and die just to be with each other. However‚ their love is not the reason to why they take their lives away. Fate plays a significant role in the deaths of these two characters and is at fault for their deaths as well. This also leads to the theme of fate versus free will. Romeo and Juliet are fated to meet each other from the beginning of the play and die with each other
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happened in Romeo and Juliet. Despite a lot of the inner complications not being their fault‚ they ended up dying for each other. Fate had a of impact in this play‚ as it served almost as a character. Fate made characters make decisions that would bring them along its timeline‚ such as Romeo deciding to go to the party‚ Friar Lawrence deciding to marry Romeo and Juliet‚ and ---. In Shakespeare’s play‚ “Romeo and Juliet‚” fate had a huge role in shaping the storyline. In Shakespeare’s play‚ “Romeo and Juliet
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spun the thread of life and assigned every individual their fate that no man or god could interfere with. In ancient Egypt people believed the god Shai determined the length of each individual’s life who could protect or condemn a person in the afterlife. Most people in Shakespeare’s time also believed in a predetermined fate‚ and he explores the idea of a fixed destiny in many of his works. In the plays Julius Caesar and Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare the characters are paralyzed by their
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about freewill is William Shakespeare’s play: Romeo and Juliet. This play is a romance/tragedy about two star-crossed lovers (Romeo and Juliet) making their own choices and decisions. Till one of their choices they make brings an end to the both of them. Ultimately‚ Shakespeare is showing us in the play that we are humans all act on our own freewill. When Romeo goes to the Capulet party‚ it was pretty obvious that he made the choice to go himself. Romeo knew it wasn’t right to go to his enemy’s party
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