Zhivago's Coincidence

This demonstrates how bad luck was the causing factor of Romeo and Juliet meeting, and why they eventually die because of Romeo misunderstanding the situation. Moreover, outside pressure from the chorus of the play helps contribute to chance events that occur. For example, Mercutio teases Tybalt over fighting which is eventually triggered because of this. The fight is playful at first, but because of their fighting, Romeo steps in, and Tybalt was able to stab Mercutio. Ultimately, this is a chance event that all comes back to Mercutio, as if he never instigated Tybalt to fight, Romeo wouldn’t have had to step in, causing Mercutio to die. [transition], this leads to Romeo fighting Tybalt, who gets killed, causing Romeo to be banned. [Transition], another outside force, Paris, leads to a chance event. He plans on marrying Juliet, which leads to her fake plan of dying. Romeo actually thinks she is dead, so he goes to the tomb where she lies and here meets Paris, where they dual. Paris is much older and stronger than Romeo, yet he still is defeated. This is such a coincidence that Romeo doesn’t die because now he is able to see Juliet and commit suicide. If only Paris wasn’t also in love with Juliet, the entire plan of the fake death would have never gone through and then neither Romeo nor Juliet would have died. However, perhaps the greatest outside force to cause chance events to occur to Romeo and

Romeo did not just stumble upon Juliet, these repeating coincidences intertwining Romeo and Juliet’s destiny can only be acknowledged as an act of fate. Another sign Romeo and Juliet met as an act of fate is because as soon as fate brought the two together, it tested their love with challenges outside of either of their control to change or stop. One way fate tested Romeo and Juliet’s love was by making their relationship even more difficult than just having opposing families; Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin, kills Mercutio, Romeo’s friend, and Romeo retaliates by killing Tybalt. Another way fate tested Romeo and Juliet’s love was by forcing Paris to be so eager to marry Juliet. The challenges and strong love Romeo and Juliet are presented with were never part of their plan and therefore must have been an act of fate.

     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 bringing of people together by fate played a huge role in moving along Romeo and Juliet’s plot. A great example of this is how Romeo’s “true love” Rosaline has vowed to remain chaste her whole life. This makes Romeo more open to dating someone else. Benvolio then tells Romeo to go to a party that the Capulet’s are hosting. It is there that Romeo meets Juliet. This is what makes almost every event following happen. This definitely shows how much fate moves the plot along by bringing people

While Romeo is accompanying her, Zefirelli uses more visual code to express the importance that fate has complete control. A visual code that he uses is the lighting effect on the scene. By using a full moon, Franco encapsulates to the viewers sense that he is out in the open, exposed to being caught because of the moonlight. But the film shows contrary to this statement, implying the theme on the situation. Fate is also associated with fairy tales and sorcery, as the full moon is to them. Using the full moon as a symbolic code, he relates back to the theme of fate again.

The protagonist, Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov, a former student, decides to murder and rob an old pawn broker, Alyona Ivanovna, not due to his desperate need of money, but due to a theory he wants to test. Raskolnikov leaves no evidence which would lead the investigation to him; however, the police lieutenant in charge of the case, Porfiry Petrovich, a meticulous thinker, understands Raskolnikov’s theory and has a big role in influencing the student to confess. Between the murder and the confession, Raskolnikov undergoes a long and painful process of thought. His friend, Razumikhin Prokofych, along with a prostitute and his future significant other, Sonia Semyonovna Marmeladova, are part of the protagonist’s path. In the end, Sonia turns out to be Raskolnikov’s salvation as she helps him find redemption and start living

A lot of stories have to do with destiny and fate but this one, in particular, is full of untimely coincidences. The first reason showing why fate is to blame is in act 1, scene 5, page 7. Romeo finds out about a party at the Capulet residence. He and Mercutio decide to go. He meets Juliet and sparks fly, the two are automatically in love. Juliet sends the nurse to go find out his name and the nurse says,”His name is Romeo and a Montague; the only son of your greatest

Moreover, Raskolnikov endearing plans soon come into effect. Having subconsciously questioned what he believes to be ethically right in his dream, he reaches a state of

“ what makes people go wrong?” Dr Philip G. Zimbardo asked himself this very question at a young age. He believes that depending on the situation good people will do bad things and the line between good and evil is very much there and can easily be crossed. Philip Zimbardo, contributed to the field of psychology immensely in multiple ways, one being his theory, called the “The Lucifer Effect”, another being the Stanford prison experiment.

In the concept of predetermined destiny, a star-crossed lover is bound to make certain choices that control his or her fate, like Romeo and Juliet. The destiny of two young lovers is being described as, “a pair of star-crossed lovers [taking] their life” (Romeo and Juliet Prologue. (8-9)).Their destiny to fall in love and die is the climax of the play, thus is the objective of the character. Predestined love from the start makes the play’s message clear and the actions of the lovers empathizes the inevitable love. Likewise, the foreshadowed death of Romeo and Juliet relates to the reason and intension of the play.

Did you know that Romeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeare’s most famous works? There are so many things you can learn from by reading this story. The main theme of Romeo and Juliet is the inevitability of fate because they fell in love with each other even though their parents were enemies, and because they end in a tragic death that was bound to occur. Romeo and Juliet met by a spontaneously wild chance that Romeo showed up to Juliet’s family ball. So it was fate that they both were there on that night to meet each other. Little did they know that in less and 24 hours they would be married to each other. They were not supposed to be together so the fact that they died side by side is fate. The bad kind of fate is what happened

One main character of this film is Sergey Kotov, is a Russian civil war hero and an idol of the many. He worked side by side with Stalin during the revolution and formed a close relationship with him. He now lives with his wife Marussya and daughter Nadya in a country house. When tanks are about to crush the wheat field, he stops them immediately all by himself. He has great leadership and speaking skills, as well as great respect from others. Another main character of this film, Mitya, previously fought on the White Army against the new soviet regime. He was Marussya’s lover over a decade ago, but then left Russia for unknown reasons. Now he is recruited by the secret police and work as a secret agent. He came to Kotov’s house primarily for his personal reasons, one being revenge. He detests Kotov for taking his lover Marussya, conscripting him into the NKVD, and causing him to lose his love and faith to Mother Russia. The other main character, Marussya, bounces back and forth between Mitya and Kotov. She initially loves Mitya dearly, but Kotov conscripted Mitya into the NKVD, forcing him to leave Marussya, so that Kotov can get closer to her. When she found out that Kotov had done this, she wants to commit suicide by jumping from the top floor of the house. But she gradually accepts that fact after Kotov’s brilliant speaking skills.

Through Chris’s story a person can learn how to apply Zhivago’s ideals of the modern man to their life. Chris went out into the world looking to find himself. His way was not exactly orthodox, but in the end he found himself. Undertaking in an experience like this should not be taken lightly because while finding oneself is a noble cause comes at a high price. This should not deter anyone from trying to be themselves because even though free personality is not valuable to human survival free personality adds value to survival. Anyone who is willing to sacrifice certain parts of their life to find themselves has made life worth

With her love for Raskolnikov fully expressed, she has no choice but to stay by his side even in Siberia. She makes frequent visits to him in attempts to

Complicating many of the problems in the play are somewhat minor conflicts between the main characters. These complications are centered on Irina, who feeds her ego at the expense of others. The focus of Irina's flaunting is Treplev, who becomes suicidal after feeling neglected. She says to Masha, "You're twenty-two and I'm nearly twice as old. Now Dr. Dorn, which of us looks younger? (after her responds, "you"). And why? Because I work, I feel, I'm always on the go while you (Masha) stay put - you're only half alive" (II, P. 82). Not only does Irina complicate the play by undermining Treplev's efforts, but also those of Nina. She says to Nina, "yes, and so