Fate In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

Some people may not believe that destiny is something that truthfully exists in the world. These people doubt that there is anything that is actually meant to be, or supposed to happen, thinking that there is always a way around troubling predicaments, knowing that it is not necessary to turn out just one certain way. They trust that whatever occurs in their lives comes as a result of the decisions that they make with their own free will. Others believe that whatever happens during the course of their lives is inevitable and every event is laid out before them like a road map to life, in other words, fate. William Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet has fate as an exceptionally crucial element which makes fate as important as any

Fate was the fundamental factor that led to the suicides of Romeo and Juliet. It is present throughout the entire play, setting the scene for the tragic events to take place. Two scenarios which show that fate played an imperative role in Romeo and Juliet’s deaths are when Romeo read the ball invite which was addressed to someone else and when Friar John had to stop while delivering Friar Lawrence’s message resulting in Balthasar reaching Romeo first. The first scenario is seen in the text where a servant of the Capulet family

What causes people to believe in fate? Fate is like a powerful force that cannot be controlled by anyone. Romeo and Juliet, the two lovers were victims of fate or destiny. Romeo and Juliet saw each other, and they loved each other immediately after 5 minutes, but their families were enemies because they always fight with each other. Romeo and Juliet were victims of the environmental factors, the authority figures, and by their own mistakes. All of these are blamed for Romeo and Juliet’s deaths.

Everyone wants to marry the love of their life. Seeking the approval of our family and friends, we all look ahead fondly at the idea of living a long and happy life with our soulmate. Unfortunately, in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet this is not the way life played out.

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.

Decisions and choices- an act of or need for making up one's mind, and the right, power, or opportunity to choose. Fate- a four letter word, a noun defined as the development of events beyond a person's control, regarded as being determined by a supernatural power. These are what many can believe as the most powerful forces that shape our future. The playwright, William Shakespeare, wrote a tragedy of two youngsters in love. This tale was filled with drama, mixed-emotions, laughs, heartbreaks, and affection. Written as a tragedy, the play had ended like other Shakespearean tragedies had ended; in death. The death was inevitable because of decisions and choices made fates were shaped and had played a part in the events that blossomed the love of two star-crossed lovers. As an illustration, picture two families at war with each other, a feud that everyone gets caught in the crossfire. For instance, when innocent citizens are tired of watching their supposed ‘peaceful’ streets get disturbed by the feud, and as the prologue states, “A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life.” (Prologue.6) The feud was poison for the city of Verona and its citizens. Besides crummy choices were made, therefore a cursed destiny was created for two naive lovers.

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.

One of the most seasoned and most verbalized about inquiries ever is whether our lives are represented by destiny or by our own decision. William Shakespeare, in Romeo and Juliet, brings this question to the surface. In spite of the fact that destiny appears to control what transpires to Romeo and Juliet their decisions contribute more to their destiny than destiny itself. Albeit a few reasons that Romeo and Juliet pass on are out of their control destiny is not the most sizably voluminous reason that the sweethearts wind up biting the dust.

Most of Shakespeare's plays are conceived around a foundation in either tragedy or comedy, this polarity of themes allowing him to experiment with the full range of human emotions. Typically, an integral part of a Shakespearean tragedy is love, which is frustrated by a breakdown in order, or the character of the hero, due to some human limitation. The play Romeo and Juliet has all these typical characteristics. However, the resultant conclusion of events for the characters in this tragedy is adversely affected by the hands of fate, and not solely the product of human limitations. Fate in fact has a decisive role in the events of the play; it is a series of rapid coincidental events, which lead to the final tragedy.

Does love really conquer all or is it destiny who determines the lover’s fate? Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare, Play, is a story about two “star-crossed lovers” (Shakespeare Prologue.6) whose love is fatal because of their opposing families and misfortunate events lead the couple to their death. In Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare uses the motif of destiny to suggest that destiny is inevitable because everyone has their own fate for a reason which cannot be altered no matter the great lengths taken.

The idea of destiny taking a part in the death or Romeo and Juliet has been around for a long time. They meet, fall in love, and eventually die. While these event are tragic it wasn’t meant to happen this way. Romeo and Juliet were not victims of destiny, but victims of their own hasty decisions. The play starts in the city of Verona.

     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.

In Romeo and Juliet, fate and predetermined destiny are a common part of life and society. Juliet laments the death of her cousin, the cruelty of her family, and the destruction of her beliefs about the character of good and evil, friend and enemy. She realizes the role fate plays in her existence but longs to fly against heaven's decrees. Romeo's frustration with destiny and fortune is used to show his lack of autonomy in the face of fortune's plans for him. He calls himself "fortune's fool" after slaying Tybalt and denies the stars when he learns of Juliet's death.

There are some that believe that what happens to them is not under their own control, while others believe they have the ability to make their own choices and shape their own life. This is otherwise known as believing in fate or free will. Arguably one of the most successful and well-known playwrights/poets of all time, William Shakespeare, utilizes this concept constantly, reminding us that in the end, we don’t have a say in the events that occur in our life. One of “The Bard’s” most famous pieces of entertainment, a tragedy by the name of Romeo and Juliet, is a prime example of his use of destiny and determining what will take place in your life. In this dramatic and disastrous play, Shakespeare uses dramatic irony and a wide range of figurative

Fates role in death is another factor that plays a part in moving the plot along. Romeo and Juliet’s deaths made a huge contribution to moving the plot along and also bringing an end to the book. When Balthazar mistakenly tells Romeo that Juliet is dead, Romeo ends up committing suicide by poison, only to have Juliet wake up from her artificial slumber moments later to see Romeo dead. Fate played a part in Romeo’s suicde because Balthazar came at just the right (or wrong) time to run into Romeo, thus telling him that Juliet was really dead. That led to Romeo buying poison and killing himself. Fate also played a part in Juliet’s death, because she just happened to wake up only a few moments after Romeo committed suicide at her bedside, making her also kill herself. This was probably the most important plot movement in the entire book because their deaths ended the book, while at the same time killing off both of