Fate And Its Effects On Fate

In Shakespearse’s classic play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, the two star-crossed lovers created one of the most notorious tragedies known to man. Romeo and Juliet met as an act of a single force known as fate. Fate is the idea used to describe a circumstance when it is meant to happen; fate is the living body responsible for controlling everything, except the decisions you personally make.

What is the idea of destiny in today’s society? How does it compare to Ancient Greece Society? Today, it can be seen as a minor thing, and people don’t think about it. In Ancient Greece, destiny was seen as a major part of their lives, and they even go to great lengths to fulfill their destiny the gods have set. In Sophocles’ work, Oedipus Rex is described as a loyal king, helping the people of Thebes, but once he loses track of his mission, his arrogance to follow the will of fate brings his downfall.

     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 entire play, starting in the prologue, continuing as Romeo and Juliet meet and fall in love, and tragically ending in the lovers’ deaths.

Fate is a hidden, but unavoidable force that leads to certain consequences in people’s lives. The theme of fate plays a crucial role in the main characters of the play, Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet share a destiny that dooms them to tragic deaths immediately after the exchange of their zealous love. Despite their resolute attempts to challenge their destiny, the lovers still succumb to the inexorable powers of fate. In the Shakespearean play, Romeo and Juliet, the principle of fate propels the lovers together with infatuation, tears them apart through a bitter demise, yet, ensures peace in Verona for many future generations.

In the play, Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare, is about two “star crossed” lovers who are destined to end in a tragic accident. Fate is the path that leads to the future and cannot be altered no matter the outcome. Set in Shakespearean time, fate was believed to be in control of people’s lives. The fact that Romeo and Juliet would never live a peaceful life, none of the tragedies would have not taken place if they had not met. In the prologue of the play, Shakespeare outlines that “two star’d crossed lovers take their life”. This foreshadowing creates the sense that fate shall claim superiority. The powerful nature of Romeo

Fate was foreshadowed to be an antagonist in the play Romeo and Juliet; even before the play started; it was foreshadowed in the prologue that the “star-crossed lovers” were “death-marked”. Fate impedes the union of a happy marriage between Romeo and Juliet by throwing many barricades in their way. One such barrier is their lineage; because Romeo is a Montague and Juliet is a Capulet, they are enemies by blood. Nevertheless, they

In William Shakespeare’s play, “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet”, fate plays one of the largest roles in the plot. In order to understand how fate plays a role it is important to examine how the story begins, when Romeo meets Juliet, and when Romeo fights Tybalt after Tybalt kills Mercutio.

In the play of ‘Romeo and Juliet’, William Shakespeare explores the idea of fate, through the characters experiences. The play was taken place during the Elizabethan Era where the social norms were completely different to those today and the idea of fate was well and truly believed by the society. Shakespeare incorporates this concept of fate in different ways, he makes references to celestial bodies, employs premonitions and orchestrates events where Romeo and Juliet have no prior knowledge off. He introduces the two young lovers as ‘star-crossed’, which means their relationship is destined to end in tragedy and this is supported by events that occur in the play. Specific events

During tragic times, the question is always: who deserves the blame? In Shakespeare’s classic Romeo and Juliet, their families, sworn enemies, meet and fall hopelessly in love against all odds. They must die to end the ancient feuding of their families. At the end of this tragic story, the question of who to blame for the lovers deaths is asked. While Lady and Lord Capulet and Friar Lawrence are partially responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, fate is mostly to blame.

Although the play “Romeo and Juliet” is lauded as one which excellently portrays unconquerable love, the most prominent theme of the play is not that of unconquerable love but rather of the death and tragedy that stems out from Romeo and Juliet disobeying fate for their own desires. This theme of relationship between fate and free will is present throughout the play and even emphasized through the use of literary elements. One such example of this theme being emphasized through the use of literary elements is the prologue. The prologue of the play employs the literary elements of alliteration, rhyme and foreshadowing to convey the theme of the relationship between fate and freewill, claiming that attempting to defy fate will leads to misfortune.

The concept of fate versus free-will in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet raises the question of whether or not the two “star-crossed lovers” truly had any chance of being with each other. Although Romeo and Juliet devise many ways to be together, they had no hand in their fate. Romeo being banished by the Prince and fighting for his life against Juliet's cousins are examples of how destiny controlled their eventual unpleasant meeting. Through literary elements such as irony, foreshadowing, and interference from other characters along with the major role of medicinal factors, such as the herbs Friar Laurence gives Juliet, the plague that stops the message of the Friar’s plan from reaching Romeo, and the references

In the story Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, the types of fate-pre-existing conditions, misunderstanding, and timing, influence the character’s decisions. These types of fate play a huge part in the initial struggles that the two have to overcome to be together, and then ultimately lead to their death. These types of fate are no longer as prominent today for students at Glastonbury High School. Although fate strongly affect the lives of Romeo and Juliet, individual will plays an even greater role than fate in the lives of young people at Glastonbury High School today. Pre-existing circumstances are one type of fate that greatly influences Romeo and Juliet.

The Elizabethan notion of fate, that one’s destiny is predetermined by the stars at birth, is explored in Romeo and Juliet through unwitting actions of characters, dreams and imagery. Fate is depicted as a range of ‘misadventur’d’ coincidences in the plot development. Shakespeare also harnesses the presaging power of omens and dreams to present the limitations of Freewill and the lovers’ impending doom. Figurative devices such as the vivid imagery of light and darkness in the tragedy creates a ‘black and portentous’ atmosphere which allow for the easy manipulations of fate. Shakespeare explores the idea that people had very little control over their actions and therefore destiny which led to their tragic ending.

There are many people in the world that do not believe in destiny and the parts of your life dictated by fate. This portion of the population doubts that the events of your life were foretold to happen and instead trust that they make their decisions accordingly to their own free will. As Neo said in The Matrix, “I don't like the idea that I'm not in control of my life.” On the other hand, there are those who believe whatever happens in their lives is inevitable and they shall follow the roadmap of fate until fate decides to cut short your life. In Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, fate and destiny is an extremely crucial and strong force, pulling the characters into its web like a spider preying on a fly. With the influence of fate involved

William Shakespeare’s, ‘the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet’ is a story full of unfortunate love. This is primarily because, both Romeo and Juliet are referred to as ‘star cross’d lovers’ due to the ill-fated chain of events that the young teenagers experience. From the beginning of the play in the prologue, the audience is already able to sense the tragedy that is inevitable. The destiny of the couple is shown through many ways, such as foreshadowing, chance and astrological concepts. Fate is almost seen as a powerful force drawing the lovers together, and is unquestionably the most responsible influence of the tragic outcome that Juliet and her Romeo must endure.