Fate In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

One of the causes that lead to Romeo and Juliet’s death is the environmental factors and fate is included. Environmental factors have been about the time that they were living in, the feud between the families, and destiny. The feud between the families caused their death because if the families weren’t enemies, then, they won’t get married secretly. Also, god is blamed for this death. An evidence that supports that god is blamed is“ I hear some noise.—Lady, come from that nest, of death, contagion, and unnatural sleep. A greater power than we can contradict, Hath thwarted our intents.” (5.3.156-159). This quotation means that when Juliet woke up and finds that Romeo is dead, Friar Lawrence tells Juliet that a higher power either God or fate has ruined the plan that they made. Another evidence is “ It can be said that part of Romeo 's character flaw is that he believes in the fates and therefore feels powerless to help himself.”

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

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.

Seal'd up the doors, and would not let us forth; So that my speed to Mantua there was stay'd.’What makes a story so compelling?(5.3.10-12) In Shakespeare's tragedy ‘Romeo and Juliet, the author makes fated occurrences to introduce the next event. In the story, many are fated occurrences that is not impacted by the decision of the characters but, happens naturally. Further, exploring these events will tells us how fate changes outcome.

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.

Most of Shakespeare's plays are conceived around a foundation in either tragedy or comedy, this polarity of themes allowing him to experiment with the full range of human emotions. Typically, an integral part of a Shakespearean tragedy is love, which is frustrated by a breakdown in order, or the character of the hero, due to some human limitation. The play Romeo and Juliet has all these typical characteristics. However, the resultant conclusion of events for the characters in this tragedy is adversely affected by the hands of fate, and not solely the product of human limitations. Fate in fact has a decisive role in the events of the play; it is a series of rapid coincidental events, which lead to the final tragedy.

     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.

Either way, their love was bound to end in a tragic love story. Romeo and Juliet never seemed to be at the right place at the right time. Tybalt didn’t know Romeo and Juliet were married, so he tried to kill Romeo for trying to stop the fight between him and Mercutio. After Romeo’s banishment, Lord Capulet pushed up Juliet’s wedding so she could be married to Paris. Juliet was so upset that her true love had been banished, she considered of ending her life because she could never be with him again. Friar Lawrence said, “take this vial, mix its contents with liquor and drink that night with no one in your room. When they come in to wake you on Thursday morning for the wedding, your body will be lifeless. You will be in a deathlike state for forty - two hours. When your family takes you to the Capulet tomb Romeo will be there to take Mantua. You will have to remain brave and not become scared. Then you will be able to live happily ever after with your true love Romeo.” Friar explained to Juliet how her and Romeo could be together without anyone knowing. All of the secrets between them lead their fates. They never told their parents what they had done, and it ended lives in a heartbreaking mess.

If Capulet had sent a literate servant he would know that Romeo is a Montague and would not bother talking to him. Additionally, Romeo feels these premonitions just before he enters the party. He says “there is some consequence, yet hanging in the stars”, which means that he feels some bad is going to happen to him, an untimely death. Despite this he decides to go the party in which he meets Juliet. Overall, the destined events that occur prior to Romeo meeting Juliet are responsible for their tragic deaths.

The last clear example of fate was how Romeo and Juliet met. Firstly, it was fate that Romeo even decided to go to the Capulet ball to see Rosaline. Coincidentally, out of everyone at the party, they noticed each other and fell in love at first sight. Romeo and Juliet didn’t care about their feuding families, and they went with how they felt. They were meant to meet because it was destiny for them to die along each other’s side.

Do things happen for a reason or do our actions decide what happens? This is a question that everyone has asked or will ask in the future. In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet there are two young star-crossed lovers that meet and fall in love. Romeo and Juliet begin to get split apart by forces that they can not control and end up each committing suicide because of the actions of the characters in this play. Fate is the cause of Romeo and Juliet’s tragic deaths.

Fate in Rome and Juliet ‘’What must be shall happen’’ (Rome and Juliet Act 4 Scene 1). In the play Romeo and Juliet a tale of two ‘’Star-crossed lovers’’, have to deal with adversity to be together. In Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, fate decides the outcome of the play, as in real life. In this text decides means ‘’ to determined what will happen’’.

Fate "It is the stars, The stars above us, govern our conditions," said William Shakespeare. In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet there are two families living in Verona the Montagues, and the Capulets. They hold an ancient feud that id not specified. The stars of the play Juliet Capulet, and Romeo Montague fall instantly in love one might say love at first sight. After a day of meeting they marry each other.

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 to rewrite fate in order to be together, such as wishing time to pass faster or slower and disobeying their family’s wishes. Romeo and Juliet believe they have control over their lives, but their eventual deaths which result in the end of the feud

Alex Sutton Mrs. Riegel G4 17 April 2015 The tragic fate of Romeo and Juliet Some people may not believe that fate is something real that actually exists in the world. These people doubt that there is anything that is meant to be or supposed to happen, thinking that there is always a way around difficult problems, thinking that it isn't necessarily going to end up a certain way. They believe that whatever happens in their lives comes as a result of the choices that they make with their own free will. Others, however, know that whatever will happen during the path of their lives is inevitable, and every moment is predetermined and set before them like some sort of map; in layman's terms, fate.