Fate In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

Seal'd up the doors, and would not let us forth; So that my speed to Mantua there was stay'd.’What makes a story so compelling?(5.3.10-12) In Shakespeare's tragedy ‘Romeo and Juliet, the author makes fated occurrences to introduce the next event. In the story, many are fated occurrences that is not impacted by the decision of the characters but, happens naturally. Further, exploring these events will tells us how fate changes outcome.

To start, Romeo and Juliet are united by the work of fate. It is completely unheard

Fate causes Romeo to be at the right place at the right time. If he does not walk near the Capulet’s house or if the servant is able to read, Romeo does not attend the party, thus he does not meet Juliet. After Romeo attends the party, fate strikes again as he stumbles into the Capulet’s orchard while trying to escape his friends. Juliet, after meeting Romeo mere hours before, emerges onto her balcony and, unaware that Romeo can hear her, proclaims her love for Romeo:

Everything you do is preplanned out for you. Basically your life is not something you can control. Fate takes your life by the reins and you just have to hold on tight and enjoy the ride. It was destiny that Romeo and Juliet met that night at the ball and that Lord Capulet sent a servant who was illiterate and happened to run into Romeo. In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, the idea of fate seems to have a very common occurrence.

Fate can be joyful and bring happiness to many. However, it can also bring destruction and sadness into many people’s lives. In the play, Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, fate is shown in a horrific way by numerous citizens dying including Romeo and Juliet. But fate is not the only cause of the two lover’s death; the two lovers themselves ultimately initiated their unfortunate passing. On the other hand, with Friar Laurence encouraging Romeo and Juliet to get married and planning a way for them to end up together is another reasoning that impacted their causality in countless ways. In Romeo and Juliet, it may not have been their parent’s feud that triggered the “star-crossed” lover’s death but fate, Friar Laurence

Looking up into the sky on a clear night, you should be able to see thousands of dazzling stars shining against the midnight blue. You might be in awe, amazed, or simply at peace, but have you ever thought about how these little beauties might take away your breath in more than one way? “Thank your lucky stars!” you might have heard someone say. This simple expression meant more than everything to the characters in Romeo and Juliet, for they believed their fate was truly written in the stars.

There is a numerous amount of themes in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, but fate stands out more some more than others. With fate, Shakespeare tackled it with great force. Fate has a major impact beginning in the prologue. Then comes Romeo’s quote about fate in act III scene I and act V scene I. Last but not least is the blockade of fate in act V scene II. Not only does fate have a major deal in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet it also has a great deal of man versus society. Man versus society brings in the topics of the marriage at a young age, feuding families, and The peers of Romeo and Juliet.

Fate is a power that controls the course of events in the universe. Prevalent in many of William Shakespeare’s works, fate often appears when a protagonist grapples with the hold fate has upon their lives. In the play Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare introduces the idea of fate when two people fall in love despite the long standing feud between their two families, the Capulets and the Montagues. As Romeo and Juliet fall deeper in love, tensions between the houses increase, and the two lovers plot how to rewrite fate in order to be together, such as wishing time to pass faster or slower and disobeying their family’s wishes. Romeo and Juliet believe they have control over their lives, but their eventual deaths which result in the end of the feud

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.

This is where I believe this is fate. It was destined to happen they were supposed to find out about the party. Romeo had said this before going to the party. He says, "Some consequence yet hanging within the stars, still bitterly began this

Fate has a bunch of meaning in life. Fate is the one that can lead people to their future lover just like romeo and Juliet. In Act 2 scene 2, lines 49-51 Romeo says, “trust your words. Just call me your love, and I will take a new name. From now on I will never be Romeo again.”

In the Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, when Romeo doesn’t consider the consequences of his actions dreadful things will happen, like when Romeo defends himself in the streets of Verona, decides to marry a girl in a enemy family after the first time they met, and Romeo’s impatience leads both of them to death. Shakespeare foreshadows many more examples across the book of what way their luck is going.

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is a classic tragedy that takes place in late 16th century Verona, Italy. It examines the story of two intense lovers, Romeo and Juliet, who’s love reach no limits. The story of their love starts off well, as they are married by an influential figure named Friar Lawrence; however, numerous hindrances later in the novel prevent their ability to be with each other. These obstacles snowball to the point where Romeo kills himself by drinking poison believing that Juliet is dead. Juliet wakes up moments later from a sleeping potion and at the sight of Romeo’s dead body, she actually ends her life by stabbing herself with Romeo’s dagger.

In the play of Romeo and Juliet the author William Shakespeare adds many references to the theme of fate throughout the story. Because the play is a tragedy the fate of the main characters (Romeo and Juliet) is quite cataclysmic. Fate presents itself as words and actions in the play. Much of the tension and suspense that happens in the play is caused by the portrayal of fate in the play. The role of fate in the drama is necessary and critical.

“When two people are meant to be together, they will be together. It is fate” (Gruen 273). This is a quote that the author, Sara Gruen, stated in her book, “Water for Elephants”, which is also about a love story. This quote makes it evident that Romeo and Juliet were meant to be together, and they were together, but only eternally; that is why fate made them meet each other. There are several characters in William Shakespeare`s Romeo and Juliet whose fates were already predestined, especially the main characters themselves, Romeo and Juliet.  The outcome of Romeo and Juliet was a result of the characters’ fate and not individual choices. It is fate that made Romeo and Juliet meet each other and fall in love, despite the fact that their families