the outcome of Romeo and Juliet is Romeos inability to choose the right choice. Romeos really in love with the idea of love not in love itself. This is apparent when he first meets Juliet; he just had his heart broken by another girl. To satisfy “love” he will not do anything in the logical simple way‚ why didn’t he go to ask Capulet to court his daughter? Did he have to sneak under her balcony the first night? Would the families have kept them apart if he had approached them? Romeo needs to fulfill
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CONVO 18 April 2013 Fate Conquers All Throughout history it has been argued whether or not humans live with a pre-determined fate or a life of choice. This is affected by religion as well as self-developed ideas. This is an overall idea that William Shakespeare addresses in his play‚ The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. In his play Shakespeare gives the reader the overall idea that the choices Romeo and Juliet make are what get them killed. It appears
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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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Fate‚ for better or worse‚ interrupts everyone’s daily life‚ whether he/she chooses to acknowledge it or not. Thinking about fate conjures up different feelings for different people; some people believe strongly in it‚ some people think of fate as ridiculous‚ and some do not care one way or the other. However‚ in many instances‚ such as in William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ far too many coincidences occur to be strictly coincidental. Fate creates a powerful effect throughout the
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of their parent’s rage‚ / Which‚ but their children’s end‚ naught could remove " -The Prologue‚ Romeo and Juliet (by William Shakespeare). Fate plays a major role in the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. The prologue describes Romeo’s and Juliet’s fate‚ which we see come up many times later on in the play. Throughout the play‚ Romeo and Juliet unwittingly realize they cannot exist in such reality and that a tragic fate awaits them. The two families‚ the Montagues and the Capulets continue being rivals
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Essay Topic: Are Romeo and Juliet true tragic heroes or victims of fate? According to the Webster’s New Millennium Dictionary of English‚ a tragic hero is a literary character who has a fatal flaw that‚ combined with fate and external forces‚ brings on a tragedy. Romeo and Juliet obviously do not fit the criteria as their flaws of youth and impetuousness can hardly be considered fatal. Instead‚ their deaths are brought about by a series of circumstances over which they have no control. Both characters
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Fate is the idea that something controls every aspect of our lives. Fate is around us all the time. Many believe it is our destiny. Fate can be negative or positive. One way to see how much fate affected the Shakespearean society is by using Romeo and Juliet‚ by William Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet has fate infused within the whole story. In Romeo and Juliet‚ fate caused many troubles of death‚ love‚ and life. In the Shakespearean society‚ fate played a huge role. An example of fate in the Shakespearean
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Imagine living a tragic existence‚ not even two entire decades long. Imagine being controlled by an invisible‚ yet limitless puppet string conducted by "the stars". When fate is your enemy and time reveals each unraveling tragedy to your dismay‚ you understand how it feels to be the protagonist’s of Shakespeare’s most famous love story‚ The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Tradition‚ heredity‚ and ancestry symbolize the celestial psychology that is the stars. Controlling every minuscule detail of the
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Fate - “Star-crossed lovers” - Forced marriage - Feud (we don’t know what the feud is over‚ its never explained. Its clearly fate because they don’t know what they’re arguing about) - Meeting at the party (Romeo is drugged) - Violence: Deaths of Tybalt and Mercutio (influences) when Romeo kills Tybalt everything starts falling apart - Forced marriage ----- attitude to women - If women were valued‚ women would not be forced into such as marriage and not treated just as objects‚ we may
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Fate 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
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