In the play Romeo and Juliet, author William Shakespeare uses characters Romeo and Juliet to demonstrate to the reader the idea of fate versus free will and how societal pressures can impact the life choices of an individual. INTITALLY... Initially when the reader is first introduced to Romeo and Juliet, they are living their own separate lives, unbothered and separate. Being the only children of two warring families, it is almost impossible for them to ever meet. While not much is said within the text about their daily lives beforehand, it can be assumed that Juliet lives the life of a hugely sheltered young girl due to her family’s status and her parents’ protectiveness. She is the Capulet’s little angel, always obedient, always ready to …show more content…
They discuss her current age (thirteen) and how once her birthday arrives, she will then be of age to marry. Juliet seems to be opposed to this idea, but she tells her mom that she will consider it anyways (“I’ll look to like, if looking like moving, but no more deep will I endart mine eye” 1.4. 103-104) as her parents wish. This will turn out to be an important scene to look back on later as the reader explores deeper into the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. It paints a picture for the reader of just how young, childlike, and nave Juliet was at the beginning of their tragic story, as most will assume that she is grown. Contrastingly, when one first meets Romeo in the play, he is under the belief that he is in love with another woman, Rosaline. During the majority of Scenes 1-3 of Act 1 he is horribly miserable due to her choosing to live in chaste and refusing his advances towards her. He rants on and on about how Rosaline is the prettiest girl he has ever seen, how nobody else in the world could ever even come close to comparing. This is the most apparent in Act 1 Scene 3 90-108 when he dramatically announces to an exasperated Benvolio “One fairer than my
Ashton O’Neil Ms.Vanderveen ENG2D April 4, 2024. How freewill is used in William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet made terrible decisions which ultimately led to them dying and put the generation-long family feud to an end. An example of bad decisions in the play is when Julet went to friar Lawrence and got a potion that would make her die for a brief time. This was a terrible idea that led to Romeo and Juliet dying. Willam shakespears Romeo and Juliet is about two families having an endless feud and the two youngest from each family fall in love; this is a result of a gruesome result.
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.
“For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo.” (5.3.320-321). This story takes place in Verona. It happens during the middle ages. Romeo and Juliet is a story about two star crossed lovers and their tragic death.
“The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry”- (Burns) In the story Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, there is a recurring theme of well thought out plans going wrong. That some unseen force seems to ruin every plan and good deed committed by the main characters. Almost every single good deed in Romeo and Juliet does not end well, and there is a reason. It is not just because that is how fate deems it, and it is not because of a lack of trying from the involved parties.
This quote shows that Lord Capulet didn’t care enough to see that his daughter had her own
In Roman Mythology, Fortuna was the goddess of fate and fortune. Her main assignment was to watch over the fate of an individual. In one hand she held a cornucopia, a symbol for all good things to flow in profusion. In the other she held a ship’s rudder, which symbolized her ability to steer the lives of humans. This makes her able to bring either happiness into one’s life, or complete adversity.
Romeo & Juliet are both from different households that hate each other and so they try to hide their marriage. In the play Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare is about two lovestruck lovers that meet at a party and already want to get married the next morning. Some people believe that fate controls destiny, but others believe free will controls free will. The theme of Romeo & Juliet is free will is ultimately in control of determining our destiny. The theme is revealed through Romeo’s actions in the play when he is talking to balthasar.
Free will and Fate was a big part of this story. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by Mr. William Shakespeare's is a poem full of drama, Is about Two families The Capulets and The Montagues that didn’t like each other until a child of each family passed away, Romeo and Juliet. There love made the two families become friends. Some people believe that fate determines our destiny and other believe that free will determines our destiny. The theme of Romeo and Juliet is free will is truly responsible for our destiny.
Fate or Free will Fate’s hand or their own demise. Every event that took place happened because of the choices that everyone made. In the play “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare there has been a debate of whether it is free will or fate. The play was clearly free will. There love was not fate, but a series of decisions to a tragic end.
Ever since Shakespeare wrote the legendary, “ Romeo and Juliet”, it has been debated over whether or not it ended in fate or free will. There aren’t really any spoilers within this tragedy. Shakespeare is quick to let us know that things will end bad. They could’ve been just starcrossed lovers or maybe their own selfish desires dictated their outcomes. An extraordinary story of love that became a legend.
Is it Romeo and Juliet’s fate or their free will to die for each other? From the beginning, their families are against each other. This just makes the love between them stronger to be married in secret from their families. Romeo is a sixteen-year-old Montague and Juliet is a thirteen-year-old Capulet. The story of Romeo and Juliet takes place in Verona.
Imagine what it would be like to fall in love with your rival. Imagine everything you believed, is stripped away from you because of one person you can not help loving. Imagine wanting to do anything for that person including giving your life for them. Well imagine no more because that is what William Shakespeare wrote about in his play, Romeo and Juliet. William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet was one of the most successful plays ever written.
H: When a person has something bad happen to them; is it fate or free-will? People often try to go back to rethink their actions that led to this point. This might be the case in the story of Romeo and Juliet. B: William Shakespeare wrote the story of Romeo and Juliet. The two main characters are Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet are star-crossed lovers. However, their families hate each other, which causes their love to be forbidden. They tried sneaking around their parents but it ended up in both of their deaths. T: The true antagonist of the lovers is free-will which is shown Romeo throws his love around, when Romeo kills Tybalt, and when Romeo and Juliet kill themselves.
Lord Capulet is the head of the Capulet household and Juliet’s father. He seems to be an honorable and tolerant man; he does not mind Romeo’s