Fate And Its Effects On Fate

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

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.

Fate has always been of interest to society, and even today, people continue to question whether someone’s life is destined for a certain fate, or if it is shaped by their own free-will. Such thoughts come into play throughout various acts and scenes of Shakespeare 's Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare’s play often strongly suggests that Romeo and Juliet’s relationship is built upon fate and free-will. There are many critics who argue fate is what makes up this play in its entirety due to the various fate related ideas evoked throughout it. Although fate does indeed play some roles in the shaping of Romeo and Juliet’s relationship, overall, it is free-will that plays a much greater role throughout their tragedy and is ultimately at work in this play.

For many, opportunities often arise that lead people to take the necessary actions in order to take control of the world around them. But without even realizing it, people are often forced into these situations through the actions of others, hinting the presence of fate. In the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, the two constantly make hurried decisions as they are pushed into situations that are out of their control from a greater power other than their own. Shakespeare clearly portrays Romeo and Juliet as “star-crossed” lovers because while they often do make their own decisions, it is the actions and choices of others that inevitably lead them to their own fate.

A timeless topic--fate and free will--still captivates society today. Fortune cookies, physics, and horoscopes all contribute to the obsession people have with this controversial debate over who manipulates life; fate or free will. No one is sure who really pulls the strings, but everyone has an opinion on the matter. Many famous plays center on this topic, and one such play that features characters’ views on fate and free will is Romeo and Juliet. This legendary play, written by William Shakespeare, has been beloved by people for centuries, as they contemplate who is the guiding force in life? The play discusses just this, while depicting the lives of Romeo and Juliet: two desperate teenagers each trapped in their own worlds, seeking love

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 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.

William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet plays heavily on the ideas of fate, free will and luck, but the idea of fate is obviously the one that plays the biggest role. Many of the actions in the play can be shown as truly only being the character's destiny rather than their own choice, or free will. The play is categorized as a tragedy, which means that a cruel twist of fate or personal failure prevented the ‘heroic’ character from achieving what they fight for. In the beginning of Romeo and Juliet the narrator, also known as ‘Chorus’ in the script says, “From forth the fatal loins of these two foes, A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life”.

In William Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, two young lovers from feuding families fall in a foolish love. Many problems arise and the “star-crossed lovers” take their own lives in place for their love for one another. The two people most responsible for this tragedy are Friar Lawrence and Capulet. Fate plays a large role in the death of Romeo and Juliet seeing as if situations played out differently the play would have a different outcome.

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.

One's character and actions leads to their downfall, an inevitable fate. William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is a story about teenagers who fall in love, despite that their families despise each other. In the end, the two lovers kill themselves for each other. Their lives seem to revolve around fate and that they were destined to meet each other, and die. Through the romantic tragedy Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare shows fate is inevitable through foreshadowing and the actions of characters.

Some believe that fate controls your life and what happens in it, others think that your decisions affect the outcome of your life. In the Shakespearian play “Romeo and Juliet”, two star crossed lovers from feuding families fall in love. Due to the actions they both take to pursue their love, they both end up dead along with other people. The deaths of Romeo and Juliet were not caused by fate but their own poor decisions.

Although fate can be a good thing in many cases, in certain circumstances like in “Romeo and Juliet” fate doesn't always go your way. In conclusion, the play “Romeo and Juliet” encapsulates the notion of the “star-cross’d lovers”, whose fates are beyond their control. In this play, the ultimate death of Romeo and Juliet is caused by the feud between Montagues and Capulets and how it gets in the way of their love, the lovers’ own impetuous decisions, and their unfortunate

In the story Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, the “star-crossed” lovers took their life in an unfortunate series of events. Romeo, Juliet, and Friar Lawrence were all involved with the death of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo was impetuous and did not try to find the cause of Juliet’s “death”. Friar Lawrence was also unknowing of the future, but still gave an extremely important message, one that would define life and death, into the someone else’s hands. Certain actions, such as finding out about the Capulet party was fate. Although many events were caused by the lovers’ immaturity and impulsiveness, fate was the major cause for their deaths.

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