Romeo And Juliet Essay
Shakespearean works are usually highlighted by the individuality and the independence of the protagonist. However, it is quite contrary in Romeo and Juliet. The two households, Montague and Capulet have been in a long feud with each other in the city of Verona. Romeo, a Montague and Juliet, a Capulet are two lovers who meet at a party and faces obstacles to be with each other despite the history of their family. At the end, the lovers choose to kill themselves for each other’s death—signifying that they would rather die at fate’s hand rather than be forced to submit to their parent’s wishes. Shakespeare uses fate in order to create an absolute force that drives Romeo and Juliet’s intertwining romance. As such fate is to blame the lovers’ deaths
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Romeo sees Tybalt, a Capulet and Mercutio in a fight, which triggers Romeo tries to stop the fight, but Tybalt kills Mercutio. From Romeo’s anger, he kills Tybalt. After Juliet hears the fight between Tybalt, Mercutio and Romeo, she starts crying which makes her father make the decision to make his daughter and Paris get married because Capulet wants to make his daughter happy. Because he is at the hands of fate, he admits; “O, I am a fortune’s fool!” (3.1.142). He exclaims that he is not responsible for Tybalt’s death, but fate has simply determined his actions. As aforementioned, Romeo already has put his life into his hands, and he is only following in the footsteps that fate has set for him.Romeo has an odd feeling before attending the party and announces, ““I fear too early, for my mind misgives Some consequence yet hanging in the stars Shall bitterly begin his fearful date[...]” (1.4.113-115). He is aware of the repercussion because they are controlled by fate—the stars. Some may say Friar Lawrence is to blame because he didn’t responsibly send the letter to Romeo the alert that Juliet was not actually dead; “Unhappy fortune![...] may do much danger”(5.2.17-20). However, the letter not responsibly sending out to Romeo was not Friar Lawrence's fault because the plague was in the way of the other Friar to pass on the letter. Fate determined the plague to hit in the town near Mantua making Friar John unable to send the letter. As such, killing of Tybalt made the Capulet made force marriage upon Juliet and the repercussions of the stars was decided upon fate’s
Romeo sees Tybalt, a Capulet and Mercutio in a fight, which triggers Romeo tries to stop the fight, but Tybalt kills Mercutio. From Romeo’s anger, he kills Tybalt. After Juliet hears the fight between Tybalt, Mercutio and Romeo, she starts crying which makes her father make the decision to make his daughter and Paris get married because Capulet wants to make his daughter happy. Because he is at the hands of fate, he admits; “O, I am a fortune’s fool!” (3.1.142). He exclaims that he is not responsible for Tybalt’s death, but fate has simply determined his actions. As aforementioned, Romeo already has put his life into his hands, and he is only following in the footsteps that fate has set for him.Romeo has an odd feeling before attending the party and announces, ““I fear too early, for my mind misgives Some consequence yet hanging in the stars Shall bitterly begin his fearful date[...]” (1.4.113-115). He is aware of the repercussion because they are controlled by fate—the stars. Some may say Friar Lawrence is to blame because he didn’t responsibly send the letter to Romeo the alert that Juliet was not actually dead; “Unhappy fortune![...] may do much danger”(5.2.17-20). However, the letter not responsibly sending out to Romeo was not Friar Lawrence's fault because the plague was in the way of the other Friar to pass on the letter. Fate determined the plague to hit in the town near Mantua making Friar John unable to send the letter. As such, killing of Tybalt made the Capulet made force marriage upon Juliet and the repercussions of the stars was decided upon fate’s