Free Will is a Killer In this essay, evidence will be provided to support the thesis of the fact that free will was the cause of death for the star cross’d lovers of Romeo and Juliet. Firstly, the essay will consist of evidence that suggest Shakespeare wrote his play with a direct intent to mislead the audience, he purposefully implanted a seed of Free Will and naivety in the main characters to ensure appropriate standards of duty’s and obligations, were not met. The essay will next analyses the effect the Elizabethan era had on the play, and the simple traditional behavior/personality traits that accompanied the era. Finally, how free will affected the actions of Tybalt Capulet, in turn the impact they had on the lead up to the death of Romeo and Juliet. All …show more content…
The play incorporated the era’s traditions and customs to appropriately fit each characters unique identity. The identity effectively displayed traits that were unheard off doing the era, such as, impractically being rebellious to your father, or disrespectful towards your family. Juliet was far from the typical Elizabethan era women, her personality was rebellious. “Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch! (Act 3, Scene 5, Page 8). Described as disobedient by her father, Juliet pursued to have a say in matters concerning her, unfortunately as the daughter of a civil family, she couldn’t make her own choices about her life and unlike Romeo, she had no freedom to roam around the city. Juliet’s personality and actions did not exhibit socially acceptable traits of an Elizabethan women, and she believed she had just as much free will has Romeo, this in turn also made her naïve because she was so young she most like didn’t fully understand how she was meant to act. Therefore her belief in free will was the cause of her death as she did not appropriately follow tradition and rebelled against
The concept of fate has touched many lives throughout the centuries, and over time it, along with its counterpart free will, has [been?] transcended into the form of literature. Its influence is evident in Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, particularly in how Pip, and his object of affection, Estella, are repeatedly subjected to preordained events. Furthermore, free will, or the ability to determine our own destiny, also holds sway over the characters in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, specifically Romeo and Juliet themselves. Free will has a greater influence on the characters in Romeo and Juliet than fate, while in Great Expectations, it proves to be the opposite, with fate having more heavily impacted Pip, and his associates.
Determination oftentimes makes us who we are as a person. It is something that is embedded deep inside the human nature. Determination is essentially the “steering wheel” of a person. It is up to the “driver” whether they want to take the effortless street or the harsh road on the mountain. Those who take the more challenging road usually results into a better reward and feeling in contrast to the boring and usual road. Humans, like any other species, would prefer to take the path of least resistance. This is not the case in this topic, it is that humans should be determined to succeed in something, because without determination, nothing would be achieved.
In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, many characters meet their tragic end as a result of a plethora of factors, from old rivalries to new love. It is a tragic story of two lovers, destined to complete each other, but also to end a bitter feud through their deaths (Prologue.3-6). However, if the blame had to be ascribed to one person in particular, that person would be Romeo Montague. Throughout the play, Shakespeare showcases Romeo’s irrationality and poor decision making, leading to the gruesome deaths of his loved ones. Romeo is most to blame for the tragic slew of deaths because he is oblivious, quick to act, and too urgent in his relationship.
Rosa Parks overcame adversity in society to become an activist in the civil rights movement. In the famous play Romeo & Juliet, by Shakespeare, two teenagers from rival houses, Capulet and Montague, meet at a masquerade, fall in love, get married, and meet a tragic end. The theme of Romeo & Juliet is free will is fundamentally more in control of determining our destiny than fate is.
Tybalt's actions and the consequences caused by his death prove that he’s most responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s tragic conclusion. This argument is about how Tybalt’s actions, which lead to his death, ultimately influenced and caused the deaths of Romeo and Juliet compared to other characters and variables. This persuasive essay will discuss the Capulet’s early marriage arrangement for Juliet, Romeo’s banishment from Venora, Friar Lawrence’s potion, opposing arguments, the tragic ending, and how Tybalt is the most responsible for these major events. Tybalt holds the most influence and responsibility for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because of his explosive behavior, the consequences of Mercutio’s death and Romeo’s banishment, and even when
The most important theme in the book is Fate vs Freewill. Did you know that Romeo and Juliet were only teenagers when they killed themselves? Romeo and Juliet lived in Verona, Italy, possibly in the year 1595. The two characters meet when Romeo goes to the Capulet party when he wasn’t allowed. The two characters fell in love as soon as they saw each other.
One of the biggest questions regarding to the play "Romeo and Juliet" is who was responsible for their deaths? People all blame different characters in the play such as: Friar Laurence, their parents, themselves, and even fate. Even though some people might disagree with what I am about to say, I think that the only people at blame for this is no one else but Romeo and Juliet. I believe that at the end of the day it was their own, free will, decision. It was Romeo's decision to go to the ball, both, Romeo and Juliet's decision to keep their relationship going, and finally it was their decision at the end to kill themselves.
What if everything you did was not actually your actions at all, but instead controlled by a force beyond human knowledge? It may sound like something out of a science fiction movie, but it’s simply based around fate. It’s a question that brings up what power fate might have over society and whether/why that power is important. The tragic play, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, brings this idea of fate versus free will into play often. The play follows the journey of Romeo as he fatefully falls in love with a girl named Juliet.
First, the outcome of the play “Romeo and Juliet” was due to free will because of choices made by Friar Laurence. The first decision he made was shortly after Romeo meets Juliet, Romeo asks the friar to wed them and he answers with, “In one respect I’ll thy assistant be,” (2.3.94) In hopes of ending the feud between Montagues and Capulets, the friar chose to help marry Romeo, a decision that would result in the deaths of the main characters. If he had refused to help, Romeo would not have married to Juliet, slain Tybalt, or killed himself as Juliet would not have had to fake her death. The second decision made by the friar was after the climax of the play, where Juliet asks for his help when her parents demanded she marry Paris and he responds
Free Will became a part of this when Juliet decided to take Friar Laurence’s advise in inhaling a potion that will make people assume she is died but will awake in 42 hours prier to when she took it. When Romeo had heard the news that Juliet was dead, he assumed it was true, and responded with the line; “Well Juliet, I will lay with thee tonight”. To me this line indicated how he feels for Juliet by dying in her will.
William Shakespeare is a famous poet and playwright who is considered to be a great English writer. One of his most famous plays he has written is Romeo and Juliet. It is set in Verona, Italy where there is a feud between the Capulet family and Montague family. Romeo, a Montague, and Juliet, a Capulet, meet and fall in love with each other. They got married, but end up committing suicide. The deaths of Romeo and Juliet are argued to be fate (destined to happen) or free-will (shaped by choices). The deaths of Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet are a result of free-will for many reasons. For example, Romeo decided to attend the Capulet’s party, Romeo and Juliet decided to marry each other, and Romeo and Juliet decided to kill themselves.
Shakespeare demonstrates that lack of Free Will plays the biggest role in vile consequences through the irony of Romeo’s blind belief in fate and Juliet’s explicit decisions. Romeo’s eagerness to hand his life over to what he knows as ‘Fate’ proves Shakespeare’s view that one ’s Free Will helps to remain in control. When Benvolio convinces Romeo to attend the Capulet’s party, Romeo testifies how he fears that the night will start Fate’s ticking clock.
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by the famous William Shakespeare. It involves two star-crossed lovers that experience a series of unfortunate events that ultimately leads to their deaths. After reading or seeing Romeo and Juliet, there’s one question that remains. Who exactly is responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? Many may say Romeo, some may disagree and blame Friar Lawrence, but the answer lies in the term that was coined by Shakespeare himself.