Romeo And Juliet Free Will Quotes Analysis

The concept of fate has touched many lives throughout the centuries, and over time it, along with its counterpart free will, has [been?] transcended into the form of literature. Its influence is evident in Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, particularly in how Pip, and his object of affection, Estella, are repeatedly subjected to preordained events. Furthermore, free will, or the ability to determine our own destiny, also holds sway over the characters in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, specifically Romeo and Juliet themselves. Free will has a greater influence on the characters in Romeo and Juliet than fate, while in Great Expectations, it proves to be the opposite, with fate having more heavily impacted Pip, and his associates.

First, Friar Lawrence knows the danger of wedding together a Capulet and a Montague without the consent of either of their families. Despite the risk, Friar Lawrence is loyal to his friend Romeo, who believes he has found ‘the one’ and wishes to marry her the same day “O, she knew well Thy love did read by rote and could not spell/But come, young waverer, come, go with me/In one respect I'll thy assistant be, For this alliance may so happy prove marriage To turn your households' rancor to pure love.” (2,3,94). Secondly, Loyalty is not only displayed by Friar Lawrence, it is also returned to him when Friar John helps Friar Lawrence on a risky mission to get a message to Romeo, who was banished from the town of Verona. For instance, Friar John was to invite Romeo back to town so that Romeo and Juliet are able to elope after the fake death of Juliet “This same should be the voice of Friar John. Welcome from Mantua! What says Romeo? Or if his mind be writ, give me his letter” (5,2,2). Lastly, Juliet, just like all the other citizens of the Verona, look to the church committee for help in tough times. In fact, Friar Lawrence helps Juliet out of committing suicide by finding a way to get Romeo and Juliet together as he creates a deceiving plan after Juliet goes begging to him for help “Take

Romeo’s lovesick moping for Rosaline sparks a need for a wild rant within Mercutio. Mercutio taunts and mocks Romeo, for his dream which tells him they should not crash the Capulet’s party. This, in the end, all falls back on the theme of fate. As a result, Mercutio’s rant persuades Romeo to attend the party because after all, dreams are ridiculous and not always truthful. Additionally, Mercutio is suggesting that, like Queen Mab, dreams (specifically Romeo’s) are petty and insignificant. All of this takes place in Act once Scene four. The purpose of this speech is to add comic relief amongst the tragic events, whilst foreshadowing what’s to come. Romeo is constructed as a juvenile character with a dreamy nature, who is romantic and lovesick , in comparison to his best friend, Mercutio, who takes on the role as a comedic, volatile, pessimistic and sharp-witted personality.

The first plan Friar Laurence came up with was to secretly marry Romeo and Juliet, binding them ‘til death do they part.’ He next hid Romeo in his cell until he could talk to the Prince, to change Romeo’s sentence, or until he could get Juliet to Mantua with him. When the Capulet’s moved Juliet’s wedding, the Friar gave up all senses of reasoning, and gave Juliet the secret potion to put her to sleep, but was not able to inform Romeo. Instead of sending Balthasar, Romeo’s trusty servant, he sent Friar John who could not deliver the letter, “I could not send it/here it is again/nor get a messenger to bring it thee/So fearful were they of infection.

When Romeo first laid his eyes on Juliet, he instantly fell in love and his feelings began to pour out. The description of Juliet by Romeo continues, as he compares her to a beautiful dove and all the other ladies around her to awkward crows. Instantly, every women, including Rosaline, became irrelevant to Romeo. All he desired and all he could focus on at that moment was, Juliet, the woman he knew he was destined to marry. Romeo had been trapped in a deep depression a few hours before he laid his eyes on Juliet, Romeo's feelings drastically change once he sees Juliet which proves to be love at first sight. Romeos early display of affection presents him as a man who is in love with the idea of love, and in turn allows audiences to like for him, just as they imagine he would for them. Although Romeo's character was introduced a few scenes prior, he was depressed and not himself. So, the moment he met Juliet for the first time it was also the moment the audience met the real Romeo for the first time.

From the Queen Mab speech, we can tell that Mercutio is infuriated by his best friend, Romeo because he has become love sick for a girl named Rosaline. Mercutio says," Oh, then, I see Queen Mab hath been with you." (I.IV.54) Mercutio was telling this to Romeo because Queen Mab is known for giving people dreams about love. Mercutio thinks dreams are stupid, make no sense, and has no purpose for anyone. Mercutio says, "True, I talk of dreams, Which are the children of an idle brain, Begot of nothing but vein fantasy, which is as thin of substance as the air." (I.IV.98-101) Mercutio is talking about dreams and saying that dreams are products of a brain that’s doing nothing. He also says that dreams are nothing but your silly imagination, as thin as air, and less predictable than the wind. Romeo is motivating Mercutio to say the queen Mab speech because he was talking about the pointless things, kind of like how Romeo is dreaming of nonsense, like being with Rosaline, while Rosaline probably does not even know who Romeo is.

This plan was not foolproof, hence he should not have offered it to Juliet; if he had been more meticulous, the plan could have potentially worked. One mistake in this extremely detailed and thorough plan and it would fall through. This plan was quite perilous since he had limited time to plan it out. “Take thou this vial, being then in bed, and this distilled liquor drink thou off… No warmth, no breath, shall testify thou liv’st… Shall Romeo by my letters know our drift; and hither shall he come. (Shakespeare IV.iii. 94-116).” Since this plan did not go step by step, it was unsuccessful. Romeo did not receive the Friar’s letter, so when he saw Juliet’s colorless body, he assumed she was dead. Seeing Juliet appear dead made Romeo tempted to drink some of the poisonous potion. If the Friar had never offered this plan to Juliet, Romeo wouldn’t have killed himself and Juliet wouldn’t have

There is only one reason for the death of Romeo & Juliet. Some people lean toward free will but it’s really fate. The play written by Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet is about two star crossed lovers who lived in fair Verona and lost their lives due to suicide. The two lovers came from families who are enemies, which was why their marriage had to be secretive.

The concept of fate versus free-will in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet raises the question of whether or not the two “star-crossed lovers” truly had any chance of being with each other. Although Romeo and Juliet devise many ways to be together, they had no hand in their fate. Romeo being banished by the Prince and fighting for his life against Juliet's cousins are examples of how destiny controlled their eventual unpleasant meeting. Through literary elements such as irony, foreshadowing, and interference from other characters along with the major role of medicinal factors, such as the herbs Friar Laurence gives Juliet, the plague that stops the message of the Friar’s plan from reaching Romeo, and the references

Free Will became a part of this when Juliet decided to take Friar Laurence’s advise in inhaling a potion that will make people assume she is died but will awake in 42 hours prier to when she took it. When Romeo had heard the news that Juliet was dead, he assumed it was true, and responded with the line; “Well Juliet, I will lay with thee tonight”. To me this line indicated how he feels for Juliet by dying in her will.

Although the play “Romeo and Juliet” is lauded as one which excellently portrays unconquerable love, the most prominent theme of the play is not that of unconquerable love but rather of the death and tragedy that stems out from Romeo and Juliet disobeying fate for their own desires. This theme of relationship between fate and free will is present throughout the play and even emphasized through the use of literary elements. One such example of this theme being emphasized through the use of literary elements is the prologue. The prologue of the play employs the literary elements of alliteration, rhyme and foreshadowing to convey the theme of the relationship between fate and freewill, claiming that attempting to defy fate will leads to misfortune.

First of all, the deaths of Romeo and Juliet are a result of free-will because Romeo agreed to go to the Capulet’s party where he met Juliet. “I’ll go along, no such sight to be shown, But to rejoice in splendor of mine own.” (I.ii.107-108) In the beginning of the play after the Capulet’s servant invites Romeo and Benvolio by mistake, Romeo decided to attend the Capulet’s party to see Rosaline, even though he knew him being a Montague going to a Capulet’s party is a bad idea. It shows free-will that led to the death of Romeo and Juliet because if he had not chosen to attend the party he would not have met Juliet. “Is she a Capulet? O dear account! My life is my foe’s debt.” (I.v.131-132) After Romeo and Juliet finished their conversation while

These two characters exist on a two different spectrums. This scene reinforces that while Romeo is a dreamer; Mercutio is the sensible character of the two and helps to keep Romeo as a character grounded and rational. When Romeo tells Mercutio that he "…talk'st of nothing", Mercutio responds by saying that "dreams…are the children of an idle brain." (Scene 1, Act 4)

Forswear it, sight!/ For ne’er saw true beauty till this night" (I.v.52-53). Had the servant be literate, Romeo would not have known about the party, which happens to be quite a coincidence of fate because he meets Juliet there. Consequently, after Romeo gets the news from Balthasar that Juliet is dead, he goes to visit an apothecary to get a vial of poison because he plans to kill himself. It is fate that he found an apothecary that was poor. Had Romeo visited an apothecary that was not poor, he would not have gotten the poison. On the contrary, Romeo made the conscious decision to drink the poison he bought, next to Juliet. Therefore, if Romeo would have waited another five minutes until Juliet woke up from the “dead” and saw she was still alive, they could have been together, happy and in love. This definitely shows that they were not meant to be together. It was fate that brought these two children of enemies together, although they made a few choices along the way, too.

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.