Fate In Romeo And Juliet

Fate was foreshadowed to be an antagonist in the play Romeo and Juliet; even before the play started; it was foreshadowed in the prologue that the “star-crossed lovers” were “death-marked”. Fate impedes the union of a happy marriage between Romeo and Juliet by throwing many barricades in their way. One such barrier is their lineage; because Romeo is a Montague and Juliet is a Capulet, they are enemies by blood. Nevertheless, they

Fate is a powerful thing, people see have fate in many movies such as Final Destination, where death is unstoppable. Every decision and action made by the characters can be fated by the universe. William Shakespeare clearly shows fate in this play Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare uses foreshadowing to illustrate the idea of predetermined death. Others may say that the feud and Paris are responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet but it’s clear that fate is responsible.

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.

The main characters of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet are well known as being star-crossed lovers. The role of fate is mentioned many times throughout the play. The tragedy has been performed many times for hundreds of years. Although the ending is tragic, it was preventable. Romeo and Juliet’s deaths were not the result of destiny, but of their own bad decisions.

Fate is a hidden, but unavoidable force that leads to certain consequences in people’s lives. The theme of fate plays a crucial role in the main characters of the play, Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet share a destiny that dooms them to tragic deaths immediately after the exchange of their zealous love. Despite their resolute attempts to challenge their destiny, the lovers still succumb to the inexorable powers of fate. In the Shakespearean play, Romeo and Juliet, the principle of fate propels the lovers together with infatuation, tears them apart through a bitter demise, yet, ensures peace in Verona for many future generations.

Although fate can be a good thing in many cases, in certain circumstances like in “Romeo and Juliet” fate doesn't always go your way. In conclusion, the play “Romeo and Juliet” encapsulates the notion of the “star-cross’d lovers”, whose fates are beyond their control. In this play, the ultimate death of Romeo and Juliet is caused by the feud between Montagues and Capulets and how it gets in the way of their love, the lovers’ own impetuous decisions, and their unfortunate

Fate in Romeo and Juliet plays a central and major part of many of the character’s lives. The audience is given the idea that the lives of the characters are controlled by a higher power. The two protagonists, Romeo and Juliet are branded the ‘star – cross’d lovers’. Named as such, because their relationship is written in the ‘stars’ and doomed to fail. The fate of Romeo and Juliet were foreshadowed throughout the play especially Romeo’s premonition in 1.4, ‘my mind misgives/ some consequence yet hanging in the stars/ shall bitterly begin his fearful date’. However, Friar Lawrence, also contributes to the lovers’ downfall unknowingly. He appears to the audience as a calculated and careful man, but like all other characters he is controlled by fate’s hand.

In the story Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, the “star-crossed” lovers took their life in an unfortunate series of events. Romeo, Juliet, and Friar Lawrence were all involved with the death of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo was impetuous and did not try to find the cause of Juliet’s “death”. Friar Lawrence was also unknowing of the future, but still gave an extremely important message, one that would define life and death, into the someone else’s hands. Certain actions, such as finding out about the Capulet party was fate. Although many events were caused by the lovers’ immaturity and impulsiveness, fate was the major cause for their deaths.

In the play, Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare, is about two “star crossed” lovers who are destined to end in a tragic accident. Fate is the path that leads to the future and cannot be altered no matter the outcome. Set in Shakespearean time, fate was believed to be in control of people’s lives. The fact that Romeo and Juliet would never live a peaceful life, none of the tragedies would have not taken place if they had not met. In the prologue of the play, Shakespeare outlines that “two star’d crossed lovers take their life”. This foreshadowing creates the sense that fate shall claim superiority. The powerful nature of Romeo

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.

In the play of ‘Romeo and Juliet’, William Shakespeare explores the idea of fate, through the characters experiences. The play was taken place during the Elizabethan Era where the social norms were completely different to those today and the idea of fate was well and truly believed by the society. Shakespeare incorporates this concept of fate in different ways, he makes references to celestial bodies, employs premonitions and orchestrates events where Romeo and Juliet have no prior knowledge off. He introduces the two young lovers as ‘star-crossed’, which means their relationship is destined to end in tragedy and this is supported by events that occur in the play. Specific events

William Shakespeare’s play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, has fate as an unexpected key force pulling the characters together. The minute that Romeo and Juliet see each other is the exact incident that lead to their death, however these “star crossed lovers” are that certainty. Romeo and Juliet did make choices that were rather ridiculous and not thought through. They also didn’t have guidance from their parents and they were destined to die. Consequently, destiny undoubted the most dependable impact for the couples appalling disaster.

In the story Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, the types of fate-pre-existing conditions, misunderstanding, and timing, influence the character’s decisions. These types of fate play a huge part in the initial struggles that the two have to overcome to be together, and then ultimately lead to their death. These types of fate are no longer as prominent today for students at Glastonbury High School. Although fate strongly affect the lives of Romeo and Juliet, individual will plays an even greater role than fate in the lives of young people at Glastonbury High School today. Pre-existing circumstances are one type of fate that greatly influences Romeo and Juliet.

One of the main characters, Romeo, cannot control his own destiny because he is banished from his hometown of Verona. When Juliet finds out that Romeo killed Tybalt, she is not sure who to side with until she realizes that “[Her] villain cousin would have killed [her] husband” (3.2). Romeo did not have a choice when he was fighting with Tybalt, he had to kill Tybalt or else Tybalt would have killed him. In this part of the play, Romeo could not control his own destiny or life because he didn’t have the chance to think of the consequences that would come with killing Tybalt. This was his only option.

Fate is discovered to be responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet with the impulsive events it bestowed on the two lovers. The actions that led to the partners’ cruel ending was all caused by fate itself, as shown in the beginning of the love story, “a pair of star-crossed lovers,” led to this future holder foreshadow the two to, “take their lives,” resulting in a tragic closure for these young adolescents. It was set upon already that Romeo’s and Juliet’s relationship would be wrecked with disasters and serious consequences, and fate is the reason due to the fact it was the one that placed the misfortune onto the two lovers that only desired each other. With the metaphor and foreshadowing of the lovers’ deaths, it reveals fate is the cause of this catastrophic outcome as it holds the power of their destiny; giving Romeo and Juliet the melancholy love they had no ability to control.