Romeo And Juliet Character Analysis

Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, two star-crossed lovers, will do anything to show their deep affection for each other. Since they are from two different families, who happen to be enemies, they can be punished for expressing their love for one another. Unfortunately, their passion sparks many outrages. Due to Father Capulet’s feud with the Montague family, Romeo and Juliet's love life results in death.

     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.

The Relationship Between Parents And Children In William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet The tragedy of 'Romeo and Juliet' is the result of feuding between two noble families in Verona/Italy. Romeo was born into the Montague household, who were the more controlled, quieter family. They did not 'enjoy' the fights therefore tried to avoid the feuds.

The fact that Free Will didn’t take control of the story; it left Fate to be the murder of the lovers. Fate first kicked in when their eyes met at the Capulet party. When Romeo and Juliet spoke, their words had powerful contentment; they had such a strong feeling for one another that they could lay in each other’s arms forever. Their happiness didn’t last long; there were many reasons for this, for example; the marriage Lord Capulet arranged between Paris and Juliet. I believe that the plot of the play thus far leads the audience to believe that the deaths were a result of fate. The last act will determine once and for all if it is Fate or Free Will. Romeo again challenges Fate by

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.

Free will has a greater influence on characters in Romeo and Juliet as indicated by the many instances in which Romeo and Juliet decided that they wished to end their own lives. One such instance was when Romeo speaks to Friar Lawrence after having killed Tybalt. He states,“...--O, tell me, friar, tell me,/ In what vile part of this anatomy/ Doth my name lodge? Tell me, that I may sack/ The hateful mansion.” (Shakespeare III.iii.114-117) As this quote helps to illustrate, the power of free will can be quite harmful if used with malintent. If Romeo had been left to his own devices he would have chosen to stab himself. His decision to “sack/ The hateful mansion.” (Shakespeare III.iii.116-117) would have been of his own choosing, but it

Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy that involves young lovers, their “untimely death,” and a feud between their two families. The Capulets and the Montagues war against each other. The feud continues to escalate and provides the background for the story of these “two star-crossed lovers.” This literary masterpiece is still relevant today since it involves parental ambition, family fighting, and young love.

Free Will is when you are making the decisions on your own, that nothing is meant to be unless you make it happen. Fate states that your story is already written for you. So, if your story is already written out, can you change it? The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet was the result of free will. The tragedy was mainly caused by the actions made by Romeo and Juliet leading up to their deaths. Romeo and Juliet made decisions such as, deciding to sneak out and deciding to get married. These decisions created the path for them to commit suicide. The way Romeo and Juliet rebel on purpose and the deaths of Romeo and Juliet prove why the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet was the result of free will.

Fate means the development of events beyond a person’s control, regarded as determined by a supernatural power whereas freewill is the power of acting without the constraint of necessity or fate. In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Romeo’s and Juliet’s death was caused by predestined fate, rather than an act of freewill. Throughout the course of the play, the characters try to act out against fate, but it always ends the way they don’t want it to, because acting against fate is impossible. Romeo and Juliet are constantly going against their better judgment, and everything they do leads towards their death. Even though some people believe that Romeo and Juliet’s death is caused by free will, their death is the result of fate.

Many times in life do we make choices, but get outcomes completely unrelated. German poet and writer Christoph Martin Wieland even states that “Man blindly works the will of fate”. Many Characters in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet follow that statement. Choices are made throughout the story, but fate ignores those choices. No matter what each character had done, fate would always find a way to intervene and make everything the way that fate says it to be.

In life, there are many situations that exhibit fate or free will. An example of free will is Donald Trump’s decision to exit the Paris Agreement. According to Trump, the deal would cause energy prices to rise and decrease jobs available. Considering the fact that the United States have the second largest carbon footprint, it is likely Trump’s decision will have a negative impact on the environment. Another example that demonstrates fate and free will is from Shakespeare’s famous play, Romeo and Juliet. The tragedy begins with Romeo attending a party, meeting Juliet, and marrying her with the help of Friar Laurence. A few days later, Romeo kills Tybalt, resulting in Romeo’s banishment. Soon after, Juliet’s parents decide to arrange her

Keaton pritchett In the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet the two were not affected by destiny but by their own choices. Some people can argue that the two were affected by destiny, but they actually doomed theirselves to their own fate. There was many choices that added up to the tragic ending. The first decision was Romeo’s.

In the book and play Romeo and Juliet, fate takes all control over every character in it. At times it seems that a character such as Romeo has free will, but in truth, their will causes fate’s final outcome to come true. Some characters are conscious enough to realize that they have no real control over their life, for instance when Romeo after hearing of Juliet's death, says he curses the stars and their will. Fate is inescapable. In this story, the only way to truly escape fate is through death, or that's how the two protagonists see it.

Some people say that a person’s fate is pre-determined. That nothing they do in life is by accident and everything that one does has been decided by a higher power. In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare explores the theme of fate by allowing the audience to be party to his characters’ destiny. In the opening lines of the play the audience is told what is going to happen to the lovers, “a pair of star-crossed lovers take their life.” Throughout the story, the audience is put in an omnipotent, god-like position from the start encouraging them to think about fate and to what extent our actions are free. In Macbeth, the idea of one character becoming both victim and villain is introduced. Macbeth falls prey to others' deception, and is supplanted

Destiny is no matter of chance. It’s a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved,” quoted by William Jennings Bryan. One of the most debated questions in history is whether our lives are ruled by fate or by own choice. William Shakespeare brings this question into play in his production Romeo and Juliet. Although fate does seam to be ruling over every situation, I believe that choice has more to do with this story then it’s really credited to. Even in the opening lines, this play drills into your head the inevitable outcome of the two lover’s deaths. When the chorus uses the phrase Star crossed lovers (I, 1,6) it clearly shows William Shakespeare’s thoughts on what killed Romeo and Juliet. This