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. He chose to go to the capulets party when he knew it was probably a bad idea. If Romeo chose not to go to the capulets party then Romeo and Juliet would have never met. That would result in the two most likely staying alive. The second decision was also Romeo’s. After the capulets party, Romeo chose to go back and visit Juliet on her balcony. The visit resulted in the two kissing and falling in love. If Romeo
In the two stories The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet and Pyramus and Thisby they both were star-crossed lovers and made their own choices throughout the stories. For example they chose to love each other even though they knew it wouldn't end well. Personal choices affect the characters more than destiny because they decided to get married and they killed themselves.
The first bad decision Romeo makes is choosing to go to the Capulet party, and the fact that he’s a Montague does not deter him and his friends from going. At first it seems as though Benvolio is forcing Romeo
In Romeo and Juliet, the choices of the leading characters, Romeo and Juliet, greatly affected their lives. The foolishness of some of the choices led to negative impacts on their lives. One of these several choices was when Romeo chose to go to the Capulet ball after a Capulet servant asked him to read out invitations. Rosaline’s name on the list was Romeo’s impetus to join Mercutio and Benvolio to the ball. Upon arriving to the ball Romeo’s eyes found someone who was absolutely divine. Rosaline was not this person as the reader expects, but Juliet. Romeo’s consequence was now the love that had formed between them during the ball. Because Romeo had chosen to go to the ball and not stay at home because it was the ball of a rival house, he
“There are no rewards or punishments---only consequences”, this was said by writer, professor, and priest William Ralph Inge. Romeo and Juliet has great lessons everyone can learn from. The two main characters seem to be a little lost in their love for each other in this long twisted play where nothing seems to go right. The story shows that secrets lead to more problems and that lying just brings more trouble to a person. William Shakespeare wrote this play, named The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, which tells of a love story between Romeo and Juliet and how it affected family, friends, and enemies.
“The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” is a classic love story in which two star-crossed lovers execute themselves in agony of one another. In William Shakespeare's “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet,” the leading cause of Romeo and Juliet's death is Friar Lawrence’s decisions. He messed up when he decided to marry the both of them, giving Juliet the potion, and leaving her by herself with her dead husband in her family’s tomb. Friar Lawrence’s decisions would be categorized as an internal conflict’ the effects of his internal conflicts lead to Romeo and Juliet killing themselves. It all started when Friar Lawrence agreed to marry them in act two, scene six.
Evan Wheeler English 1-2 Honors Mrs. Mims Date. The Consequences of Relying on Emotion for Decision Making One in five of the yearly suicides in the U.S. is due to broken hearts. In Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, we are shown that while relying on emotions can lead to benefits when decision making, it also is able to lead to more dire consequences, including, depression, rash decisions, and harm to others. In Act 1 of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Romeo’s emotional state moves from fragile to an astonished state.
He says that Fortune tricked him into killing Tybalt. Romeo could have also stayed in Verona and faced the consequences of his actions instead of fleeing to Mantua. Lastly, when Romeo found out of “Juliet’s death” if he would of took some time to pray, or even thought of what he was going to do before resorting to suicide, he would have been in the tomb on time for the Friar to arrive and explain everything. I would have strongly suggested to Romeo to slow everything sown. If he would have taken some time just to stop and reflect many terrible things wouldn’t of happened.
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.
Maybe things would have turned out differently for Romeo and Juliet if they had made better choices from the beginning of their relationship. In the play, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, the star crossed lovers have a long family history that the two of them cannot seem to shake. Since the Montague and Capulet families are sworn enemies, Romeo and Juliet's love is forbidden, and in the end, drove them to their graves. The characters personal choices have a greater impact in the play than fate.
Can age determine a person's capability for decisions or sacrifices? In the tragic play of Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare, the two teenagers have made a series of big decisions at a young age. In most parts of the United States, relationships move slower than they did back then. Romeo and Juliet’s tragic love story would have turned out differently if they had been older, wiser. Romeo and Juliet have made multiple big decisions throughout the play, such as getting married and keeping many secrets from their parents.
Anxiety is more than just an emotion, it's your mind going through psychological warfare with itself. When anxiety overwhelms, fear sets in. Anxiety is clearly shown as a leading factor in the decisions, of Juliet in the classic story The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. This is proven throughout multiple examples of decisions being altered or the story being altered because of rash decisions made out of anxiety or fear. First, anxiety sways her decisions and emotions and can make Juliet indecisive.
Romeo and Juliet Essay William Shakespeare’s masterpiece Romeo and Juliet set in Verona Italy is a splendid work of literature that offers the reader chance for reflection on human nature. Shakespeare’s masterpiece illustrates the idea that humans have the capacity to do both good and evil, and that it is often in human nature to unintentionally create evil through ill- advised decisions, especially when their reputation is on the line. The rushed and constrained decision of Shakespeare’s characters Romeo, Friar Lawrence and the Nurse in times of panic illustrate that while trying to make the right decisions, they unintentionally create evil and further aggravate the situation. This essay will demonstrate the themes of human nature under
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:
Shakespeare does this by noting how Romeo and Juliet do not actually love each other. This is represented by Romeo and Juliets actions and rash decision making. Their decisions are very impulsive and rushed. As a result, it impacted them negatively in the future and as well as their relationship. Romeo and Juliet’s love for each other is not actually how love really is. They’ve mistakenly confused lust for love.
In William Shakespeare's tragic play Romeo and Juliet, there are four quotes about fate and choice. The characters in the play choose their own fate, it happens because of their choices or actions. First, in the beginning of the play Romeo and Juliet are referred to as 'a pair of star-crossed lovers' (Romeo and Juliet, Prologue). Second, Romeo explains to Mercutio how he has a dream that if he goes to the Montague party he will die, but Romeo chooses to go to the party anyway. Third, Romeo kills Tybalt right after his marriage to Juliet. Fourth, Romeo decides to commit suicide because he hears of Juliet's death.