The great tragedy, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is about two star crossed lovers who suffer from their forbidden love. Romeo and Juliet, the descendants of two fueding families become involved in a passionate and hasty love affair, and are forced to keep their love hidden from their families. This leads to the death of both protagonists as the Montagues and Capulets decide, too late, to put their feud behind them after the two kill themselves. As Friar Lawrence says, “They stumble that run fast” The two lovers, coincidently wound up dying with the help of their actions and fate. Romeo and Juliet had “stumbled” with their quick actions and blinding love. Romeo had acted immedietly when he heard Juliet had “died”, and did …show more content…
First off, Romeo decides to go the Capulet party and it is fate that they both collide during the dance. Romeo acts quickly to say yes to go to the party, with a little bit of convincing from Mercutio. This all leads up to Romeo meeting Juliet and causing them to build their forbidden love. Secondly, it is fate that the Capulet servant can’t read the guest list which gets Romeo into the party in the first place. The servant had said; “[…] and can never find what names the writing person hath her writ. I must to the learned” (2.3, 495). It is fate that the servant can’t read, causing Romeo to go to the party, which doesn’t end well since it is the opposing family’s party. Lastly, the most important fated event is the two family’s great hatred against one another. “From forth the fatal loins of these two foes a pair of star-crossed lovers take their life” (prologue, 485). It seems like it is fated that both lovers are from feuding families; the Capulets and The Montague families. The lovers act to fast when they first meet and they both end up falling in love, causing a great catastrophe. Fated events in “Romeo and Juliet” cause both to act quick, then later
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:
Romeo and Juliet who were “star cross’d lovers “, meaning that the two were chosen by fate to be together. Even though they were chosen by the stars, Shakespeare says that they were “death mark’d”, implying that the only way to preserve their love was in the afterlife. Many tragedies that occurred were intended to happen, for instance, when Tybalt was killed by Romeo. Shakespeare creates the character Tybalt to refer to him as “Fortunes fool”, thus meaning he is merely just a puppet being toyed by fate. But before anyone was massacred, fate already had arranged Romeo and Juliet’s marriage to go downhill when Lord Capulet decided for Juliet to marry Paris.
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.
Romeo and Juliet is a famous love tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It explores the concept of fate versus own choice. Fate is accountable for Romeo and Juliet to be born into two disputing families. But when considering what was responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, is it apparent that their own choice over fate was largely held accountable. A marriage in the Renaissance era was mostly forced or arranged, a love-match marriage like Romeo and Juliet’s didn’t belong in that period, and occasionally caused controversy. The love shared between Romeo and Juliet is the greatest and most important theme in Romeo and Juliet. It is obvious that the events that took place before the young lover’s deaths were mainly their own choice and
In the beginning of the play, people are told what is going to happen to the lovers, “a pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life” ( Act 1, Prologue, Line 6) Because people know what Romeo and Juliet’s fate is from the beginning they are hoping that they will take a different course. Maybe that Romeo will arrive just after Juliet has woken. Their fate is sealed while the audience is forced to question our own destiny and ability to make free choices. The play becomes thrilling in the hands of fate and it is exactly what manages the young lovers to meet in the first place. Fate is undoubtedly the most responsible influence for the couple's heartbreaking tragedy. Maybe it all happened to teach the feuding families a
The timeless tragedy ‘Romeo and Juliet’, written by William Shakespeare, presents fate as a contributing factor the heart-rending death but fundamentally, their death resulted from thoughtless actions. Fate is defined as a force or power that predetermines events, was the love-driven suicide of Romeo and Juliet one of these inevitable occurrences. The spellbinding play focuses on the ancient feud between the Montagues and Capulets only the passing of their forbidden-lovers, Romeo and Juliet, could end. The combination of badly conceived judgments and hasty decisions are critical causes for the love-driven suicide. Whilst the theme of fate, is developed by Shakespeare through the use of foreshadowing, fate alone was not responsible for the protagonist’s
Romeo and fate first meet when, Romeo ends up at the party he did not wanting to go to, when Capulet does not kick Romeo out, and when Romeo asks god to take over his future. When Mercutio and Benvolio want Romeo to go to Lord Capulet's party Romeo says no, but because of fate and friendship, Romeo eventually ends up at the Capulet party (I, II, 50-51). Romeo also see fate when Capulet does not
There are many people in the world that do not believe in destiny and the parts of your life dictated by fate. This portion of the population doubts that the events of your life were foretold to happen and instead trust that they make their decisions accordingly to their own free will. As Neo said in The Matrix, “I don't like the idea that I'm not in control of my life.” On the other hand, there are those who believe whatever happens in their lives is inevitable and they shall follow the roadmap of fate until fate decides to cut short your life. In Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, fate and destiny is an extremely crucial and strong force, pulling the characters into its web like a spider preying on a fly. With the influence of fate involved
In “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet are dooms in life and will die no matter what life did because fate predetermined their life and In the beginning of the play the Romeo and Juliet were destine to die because of what fate how brought them together even though they didn’t know each other. Fate made Romeo crash the party and ended their lives. Theses star cross lovers were born in a bad situation because if they were known as star cross lovers they were born unlucky no matter they did because many believe that it control their lives and nothing could stop it. As stated in the book William Shakespeare “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” it states “A pair of Start cross lovers take their life, Whose Misadventures
Yes, Significant Events Impact an Individual's ability to Determine their fate. Because Romeo falls in love with the girl whom his father hated the most , And Romeo falls in love with Juliet Quick, From there you will notice that they are obsessed with each other and ready to die no matter what happen, And Romeo Barely know Juliet Because they just met each other.
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.
The fate of Romeo and Juliet runs strongly through the entire play as the theme of misfortune where the deaths of the only child ends the family of both Montague and Capulets paying the price for the parents past actions. As Romeo walks to the Capulet party, he presumes the future ‘I fear, too early: for my mind misgives. Some consequence, yet hanging in the stars, shall bitterly begin his fearful date’. The audience is left with a certain idea that what he is about to do, will lead to multiple events that will eventually result in the untimely death. Romeo following Tybalt and Mercutio death declares himself, ‘O, I am fortune’s fool’ revealing the fixed life of all characters and leaving the audience think they are moving and acting as according
In the prologue of Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare wrote, “From forth the fatal loins of these two foes/ A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life.” (Lines 5-6). According to astrological aphorisms, human destiny and fate is established by the stars and “star-crossed lovers” refer to a pair of lovers that are destined to “cross” paths and fall in love, but they will end tragically. Similarly, Shakespeare emphasizes that the relationship between Romeo and Juliet (the main characters) will be thwarted by bad luck and unfortunate incidents abound. Romeo, a Montague and Juliet, a Capulet are ill-fated lovers from two leading families who stand in perpetual animosity to each other. He explores the essence of fate, youthful love and family rivalry in his play set in medieval Verona.
“There is no such thing as accident; it is fate misnamed.” ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt. Accidents and coincidences happen all the time, but for Shakespeare, nothing happens just by chance. In the world-renowned tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare brings to life the story of two “star-crossed lovers” who were destined to love each other, yet forced to stay apart by their families’ feud, with a misunderstanding eventually leading to both of their suicides. Shakespeare proposes the topic of fate throughout the play in many different ways, but all of them convey the same idea. Through the use of repeated foreshadowing throughout the play in dreams and visions, Shakespeare’s theme that destiny’s course is inescapable becomes apparent for both the
In the play the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare a famous love story of all time of two “star cross lover take their life “(prologue). When having to hide their feelings for each other from their parents because they hailed from the two feuding families, the Montagues and caplet. Fate seems to guide people toward their d0estines. Romeo and Juliet sees as a victims of fate. In the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet it demonstrates how fate could bring two people together. Romeo and Juliet felt they should be together and they didn’t care what it took. They were willing to give their lives. Their love ended in death. They could then be together in heaven. Everything in life happens for a reason, and ultimimaly fate has a very special