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    language, wrote one of the best pieces of literature ever created, Romeo and Juliet. In his play, Shakespeare argues about how fate is inevitable and how nothing can escape its wrath. Through foreshadowing in the prologue, in the names of the characters, and in various scenes of the play, William Shakespeare develops the theme of fate throughout the play Romeo and Juliet. To find out one way how fate is developed in Romeo and Juliet, you simply have to scroll over to the prologue of the play. In the

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    Fate is a power that controls the course of events in the universe. Prevalent in many of William Shakespeare’s works, fate often appears when a protagonist grapples with the hold fate has upon their lives. In the play Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare introduces the idea of fate when two people fall in love despite the long standing feud between their two families, the Capulets and the Montagues. As Romeo and Juliet fall deeper in love, tensions between the houses increase, and the two lovers plot how

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    Was it fate for Romeo and Juliet? Or Not? In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare the main characters Romeo and Juliet lose their lives because of their love for one another. Their families suffer from a lasting conflict which prevents the lovers from being together. Fate had a greater impact on the characters than personal choice. Romeo and Juliet where meant because fate wanted to be together.”I profane with my unworthiest hand.” When Romeo and Juliet meet for the first time at the

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    beings have been trying to wrap their minds around the mystery of fate. What is fate? The ancient Greeks thought that three goddesses, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, called the Moirai, or the Fates in English, controlled people’s destinies and therefore their lives. A life to the Greeks was merely a piece of spun thread waiting to be clipped at any moment. Like the Greeks, each person and culture has their own understanding of fate and destiny. William Shakespeare, a British author and playwright

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    Did Fate lead the two star-crossed lovers to their demise? Overall Fate led the young secretly wed couple to their Deaths. Multiple times Fate was heavily against them and not in their favor. Is Fate to blame for the couples death? Did Fate lead the couple couple together? The Capulets servant had given Romeo an invitation to the party for helping him. That was deciding factor in whether or not Romeo and Juliet met. Romeo originally wasn’t gonna go to the party but his friends Benvolio and Mercutio

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    Fate Led to Tragedy In Romeo and Juliet, actions are put together purposely to kill Romeo and Juliet. The moment that Romeo and Juliet meet is what leads to their death. Fate is responsible for the heartbreaking tragedy. It is fated that Romeo loves Juliet even if it is forbidden. Fate plays a tremendous role in Romeo and Juliet, it is immersed throughout the play. Fate is infused so much that the characters are even aware of it. The whole play is one huge example of how cruel fate can be. Some

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    In Shakespeare’s iconic tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, a story of love centers around the idea that fate is at play. In a brief prologue given by the chorus, Shakespeare mentions that the main characters are ‘star crossed lovers’. Throughout the play he also references multiple times that fate could be to blame for incidents and weaves that idea through the plotline. Fate is the common culprit for the tragic events in the story of Romeo and Juliet because it is simply not a coincidence that the untimely

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    Romeo and Juliet, it is a story about two star-crossed lovers, finding each other by fate, and later on, dying because of their love. In the story of Romeo and Juliet, there were many choices the characters made that was their free will. In other places, there were other situations that was fate, meaning there was no stopping what would happen. The theme of Fate v. Free Will/ Choice for the story Romeo and Juliet is that fate happens whether or not people want them to, while free will or choice is

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    Fate is the development of events beyond a person’s control, regarded as determined by a supernatural power. In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Shakespeare states in the prologue of the story that Romeo and Juliet are going to die. No matter what happens, no one can change it. In the prologue it specifically states that no individual in Romeo and Juliet can determine their own fate. “The lovers are forced to desperate actions that doom them to death..” ( Prologue, line 12) Fate

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    fortunate or atrocious. Romeo and Juliet illustrates the lives of two young star crossed lovers who take their lives together after they discover that their affection will never be compatible. They are lead to believe that they love each other, and though love is a strong element in life, love is not what drove them to meet each other, or eventually kill themselves. It is fate that wrote their lives like a book, and its fate that decided when to write the last page of that book. Fate is the development

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