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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The characters in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet and in Pyramus and Thisbe are affected more by their choices than by destiny. Have you ever went to go plan something and things went totally wrong for reasons everyone can see but you? You over planned and under planned and people showed up to early and way too late. Romeo and Juliet and Pyramus and Thisbe did just this throughout their stories. They jumped to conclusions and death was the outcome. They put too much trust in themselves and
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Friar’s tragic flaw is directly responsible for Romeo’s and Juliet’s decision‚ and impacts the play’s tragedy. One of Friar’s flaw is a fixed perception that the only way to bring peace between the two families is to secretly marry Romeo and Juliet without parental approval. When the situation did not progress as planned‚ Friar’s superiority and stubbornness cause him to fail to realize that he should advise them to change their approach towards the situation. Not only did Friar not realizes his
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William Shakespeare’s play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is one of the most famous love stories ever written. The series of unfortunate events which lead the lovers to their tragic end appear to be caused by fate gone out of control. These “star-crossed lovers” (Prologue.6) are powerfully influenced by others as well as by their own personal weaknesses and some seemingly inevitable occurrences. Fateful events which appear to be foreordained control the relationship of the character and lead to
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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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The ideas of fate and free will have been around for centuries‚ and are still argued about today. The question is often asked: is the outcome of our lives predetermined‚ or do we control the things that happen to us? Aristotle was one of the first of his time to argue that people’s decisions were not determined by fate‚ but rather people decided whether or not to act on their choices. William Shakespeare also examines these two themes in several of his works‚ including Romeo and Juliet. His well-known
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Romeo and Juliet Do you believe in fate and coincidence? In the play Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakesphere many coincidences occurred that could have changed the outcome of the story if they had not happened. In the beginning of the play the prologue states the words “star-crossed lovers” indicating that the play will not turn out well. There are many instances in which Shakesphere shows these coincidental events in his play Romeo and Juliet. An example of a coincidence in
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Fate and Romeo and Juliet The famous author Lemony Snicket once said‚ “Fate is like a strange‚ unpopular restaurant filled with odd little waiters who bring you things you never asked for and don’t always like.” I blame fate for Romeo and Juliet’s death because I believe fate is the thing that controls everything and cannot be changed or altered‚ it is what it is. Everyone has an end at some point and Romeo and Juliet’s had to be at young age. I also blame fate for a different reason‚ it isn’t just
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Well it was fate‚ as the prologue predicts the ending before hand "star-crossed lovers" meaning they were born under the wrong stars‚ this is astrology which with microcosm and macrocosm was popular in the 16th century. Astrology states that the stars are an essential part of our lives and play a part in the sequence of events. Macrocosm and microcosm are based on the fact that what happens in nature has consequences in the lives of human. At the beginning of Romeo and Juliet‚ the Nurse remembers
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Lawrence says this after Romeo complains about being banished from Verona. Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet has the main character‚ Romeo‚ having a single character flaw‚ which brings the catastrophe to him and his lover‚ Juliet. This single character flaw is impulsiveness. Romeo is the tragic hero who‚ with his star-crossed lover‚ Juliet‚ encounter many different events throughout the play. He is considered a tragic hero because he causes the catastrophe in Romeo and Juliet which is a tragedy. Ironically
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