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Fate In Romeo And Juliet

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Romeo and Juliet was a masterpiece written by the brilliant William Shakespeare in the late 1500’s. This play is full of oxymorons, crude jokes, plot twist and many themes and moods throughout the play. One huge idea that meanders throughout the whole play is the theme of fate. Fate; the idea of a predetermined outcome to a situation that is completely inevitable. This force doomed the astronauts in apollo 13 and also connected Neo to Morpheus in the Matrix. However what role does it play in Romeo & Juliet? I’d argue that it plays a lot. I'm not a believer in fate. I don't like the idea that I’m not in control of my own life. However this advanced concept has a strong presence during the play. One example of fate is portrayed at the very …show more content…

So shows a snowy dove trooping with crows, As yonder lady o'er her fellows shows. The measure done, I'll watch her place of stand, and, touching hers, make blessed my rude hand. Did my heart love till now? forswear it, sight! For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night.” Romeo literally spoke words as meaningful as a poem and practically gave a speech where the whole thing was about how wonderful and beautiful this anonymous girl Juliet was. Without even meeting her, his whole plan at the party, and feelings for another girl, and the meaning of his life was changed like that. Try and tell me how that isn't an example of Romeo being lead by fate. There are so many scenes in the play that just don't feel right. from family rival gang violence leading to innocent death, from Romeo's unforgettable decisions when being controlled by love and Juliet embracing Romeo to be married to her as her true love after three days of knowing each other. All these pieces of the play are just an example that an unknown force guides this play to life and death throughout the journey of a pair of lovers. The only thing is the force is not unknown, it's called fate. This is the same fate that had pushed Juliet and Paris close to marriage. However Juliet, lead by fate, claimed she would rather die than marry paris without any true reason other than the fact the loves Romeo who she barely knows . Juliet says

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