In the tragic love story of Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet’s fate becomes death. In the story of Romeo and Juliet, two rivals fall in love with each other. At the end of Romeo and Juliet, Prince Escalus questions who is to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death. While the ancient grudge of the Capulets and the Montagues and Friar Lawrence all take some responsibility for their death, Fate takes all the blame for the couple’s death because it is what brought them together in the first place. Fate believed only their deaths would bring an end to their family’s feud, and fate is why certain dilemmas occurred to make matters worse. Although Capulets only wanted the best for their daughter Juliet, Capulet didn’t care …show more content…
In the prologue the families have “fatal loins”. Also in the prologue it states that the only thing that can end the feud is their children's end. “Do with their death bury their parents strife” It wasn't a family feud, there would have been no need for Romeo and Juliet to hide their love. Likewise, Friar Lawrence would not have had to devise a plan to help the couple escape. If the Capulets and Montagues had resolved their differences, both Romeo and Juliet would have lived a happy life. The Montagues and Capulets realize the error of their ways a little too late. Nevertheless, both families resolve their differences after losing their loved ones. All the other instances in the play happen due to the hatred between two …show more content…
Fate is the main reason why Romeo and Juliet ended up as a tragedy and not with a happy ending. In the modern world, most people choose to believe that they have a sense of responsibility and can control their own lives but, during the Elizabethan era some people had believed in fate and led their lives the way the stars told their future. Before the play in the prologue you were told what would happen very briefly. “ From forth the fatal loins of these two foes a pair of ‘star-crossed’ lovers take their lives.” Meaning that Romeo and Juliet met because of fate & the stars aligned them to be together, it also states that both Romeo and Juliet are destined by the start to disaster. When Mercutio shouts “a plague on both your houses!” in Act 3, Scene 1, we are reminded of the protagonist’s fate. This bloody scene in which characters are killed gives us a glimpse of what fate has in store, marking the beginning of Romeo and Juliet’s tragic downfall. Even Romeo and Friar Lawrence blame fate when romeo says “ I defy you stars!” And Friar Lawrence says “ Unhappy
From the forcing of Juliet to marry Paris, to coming up with a plan for Juliet to be knocked out for quite some time, and sadly, the death of both Romeo and Juliet. Other issues occur in the world that's similar to what happened in the story of Romeo and Juliet. There is a phrase that is ¨death brings out the best and the worst in families.¨ This is true for the story of Romeo and Juliet because they both died, which is the only reason why the two families ended their feud. Who knows if the feud would have been broken if Romeo and Juliet didn't end up dying like they did. That shows that the two families had to go through a very sad event in order for them to realize that their feud is what actually caused it. They were too blindsighted to see that they were the ones who caused the tragic event. ¨First let me be clear about one thing—you are not alone. Not even close! So many people can relate to family fighting after a death. What’s the number one source of conflict? Belongings and money. As hard as it is for many of us to admit, countless families who never imagine there would be conflict over material things are suddenly overwhelmed by disagreement and power struggles.¨(What's your grief). This shows that this happens to families. They have to overcome a tragic event in order to realize something. Now if the Montagues and the Capulets hadn't had their feud,
In addition to reigning over their love lives, fate also causes the downfall of Romeo and Juliet. Near the end of the play, it appears Romeo and Juliet have a significant
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.
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
In the book Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare, fate plays a large role in moving the plot along. It does this by bringing people together. Fate also plays a role in a couple people’s deaths, including the main characters, Romeo and Juliet.
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
One reason why fate plays a big role is that the play begins by hinting that Romeo and Juliet will be affected by fate. The chorus begins the play by giving the general idea of the story. He explains to the audience that Romeo and Juliet are doomed from the start. “From the fatal loins of these two foes, a pair of star-crossed lovers take their life.” (Prologue, 5-6). The chorus says that
In William Shakespeare’s tragedy Romeo and Juliet, we meet the characters and how their actions led to a tragedy. Romeo and Juliet met, end up falling in love, and – since both cannot dream of living without the other – take their lives. While the play ends in a tragic death for both characters, it was their own reckless decisions; though others might believe that it was destiny that played a large role in the lovers’ downfall. However, the majority of the text evidence points to them making their own choices leading to their demise.
Many people blame fate for the death of Romeo and Juliet. One reason being that Romeo and Juliet’s meeting at the party was determined by fate. However, Romeo went to the party because of love, and he wanted to see if he could find some else better than Rosaline. He saw Juliet and found a new love. Therefore, love is a stronger competitor than fate for their meeting. Moreover, another argument is that the prologue calls Romeo and Juliet “star-crossed lovers”, also known as lovers who are doomed because of outside forces (such as fate). While Romeo and Juliet may have had tough circumstances regarding their relationship, their doom was their own decision. They killed themselves in the name of love, not because of chance or
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
When telling the tragic, but beloved story of Romeo and Juliet from one of William Shakespeare’s many plays there are several characters in the story that could possibly be held responsible for the star-crossed lovers deaths. Three of those many characters should stand out more than others to blame for the beloved main characters deaths. These three characters are the Feud, Lady Capulet, and Fate. The Feud is one choice to blame because it it the cause of many other conflicts that take place in the story. While Lady Capulet does not cause as many conflicts as the Feud she does present one main problem to Juliet by pressuring her to get married to Paris as soon as possible. Lastly Fate is used many times in the play to explain why Romeo and
Fate is to blame for their deaths because their parents and families have a fued that has gone on for years. In the Prologue (DBQ project, 2013), it talks about the feud by saying “Do with their death bury their parents’ strife. The fearful passage of their death-mark’d love”. This says that the disagreements between the two families will cause their love to be. The prologue continues on by saying “Which, but their children’s end, nought could remove,” meaning Romeo and Juliet could not decide nor can they change their fate because it is destined for them to fall into a fatal love because for the feud. In Document C (DBQ project, 2013), Friar Lawrence tells Romeo that “These violent delights have violent ends” meaning they may enjoy this love and it will make them happy for a short amount of time but later they will find out why it will end violent.
However, a series of unfortunate events and circumstance causes the two lovers’ double suicide. In essence, fate itself is what led to Romeo and Juliet’s trials, tribulations, and tragic demise. Fate is often perceived as an almighty and definitive force of the cosmos, and nowhere is it more apparent
The fate of the two star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, was doomed from the start of the play. Their families have been feuding for ages, and many characters in the play partake in the conclusion of the story. Shakespeare does a great job of enabling sequenced events throughout the play to make the story come full circle. The play starts off with the mentioning of how fate is used within the story. “A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life” (Shakespeare Prologue.6).
William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is centered around the tragic story of two “star-cross’d lovers”. A tragedy is a dramatic story that chronicles the downfall or death of a tragic hero. Tragedies usually depict the causes of a tragic hero’s downfall, which are most commonly a tragic choice or a tragic flaw. There is often some sort of greater power at play in tragedies, like fate. A key aspect of tragedies is both fate and free will leading to the downfall of a tragic hero. In William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo and Juliet’s immaturity, the feud between the houses Capulet and Montague, and fate cause the deaths of the two young lovers.