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    Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare in 1595. It is widely known to be a tragedy but what caused this atrocity to be so renown? It may be universally known that fate played the principal role throughout the play but by examining the specific circumstances and causes of these situations‚ it is evident that all the events leading to the tragedy are the result of choice rather than fate. Many believe predetermined destiny was key to the deaths of the “star-crossed lovers” but

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    Fate Of The Trait “Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle‚ love is a war; love is a growing up.” This quote was made famous by James Baldwin and explains that love can be great‚ but can end in consequence. This quote can easily get blended in with the famous ‘Romeo and Juliet’ by Williams Shakespeare. Which is about a couple who have to deal with their families hating one another. Even though a lot of romantic things happen‚ some parts led up to the

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    Romeo and JulietFate or Free will? The story of Romeo and Juliet is a tragic tale of love and hate. The story ends in conflict and controversy because of their families and other outside forces in which fate was a factor. The "Star Crossed Lovers" death was caused by free will and blinding love‚ this was a significant turning point in the book because Romeo was banished. As the story goes on characters such as Tybalt and Mercutio set off a spin of events eventually ending in the death of the

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    Fate and its inherent inevitability have constantly found it’s way into Shakespeare’s work and the work influenced by him‚ a prime example of this is found within the very prologue of one of his largest pieces of work; Romeo and Juliet. Within the prologue Shakespeare uses many literary techniques such as notions of foreshadowing and dramatic irony that occur throughout the play‚ some more evident that others; ‘ The fearful passage of their death-mark’d love’ this is an obvious indication of the

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    April 2012 Romeo and Juliet: Fate or Free Will? In Shakespearse’s classic play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ the two star-crossed lovers created one of the most notorious tragedies known to man. Romeo and Juliet met as an act of a single force known as fate. Fate is the idea used to describe a circumstance when it is meant to happen; fate is the living body responsible for controlling everything‚ except the decisions you personally make. Act I indefinitely demonstrates Romeo and Juliet met as

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    fatality‚ say human error is the cause. In the play‚ The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ Shakespeare causes debate on this subject. Romeo‚ looking for his dearest Rosaline‚ sees and immediately falls in love with Juliet Capulet. This is fate at its finest. When Shakespeare writes this play‚ his true intent we don’t know‚ but he used fate to address the outcomes of the two lover’s Destiny. In the play‚ The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ Shakespeare uses fate to decide Romeo’s and Juliet’s deaths.

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    Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet All Because of Fate? In the novel‚ “Romeo and Juliet” by Shakespeare fate was the cause of almost all events of the book. Fate is defined as‚ “the development of events beyond a person’s control‚ regarded as determined by a supernatural power”. Throughout the whole book the decisions that Romeo and Juliet make have obvious outcomes that seem to be invisible to the characters. The three main events that occur during the novel that helped Romeo’s and Juliet’s fate be determined

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    Romeo and Juliet Essay Fate means an event that will inevitably happen in the future. Romeo and Juliet’s relationship was not in the hands of the stars but in their own hands. One reason why Romeo and Juliet’s relationship was not predestined was when Romeo decided to go to uninvited to the Capulet Ball. Another justification that illustrated Romeo and Juliet’s independent action was when they decided to keep their marriage a secret. Finally‚ the third example of their action was when Romeo

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    Fate: Is it just an excuse? Excuses are something people use to clear themselves or others of the blame of their own foolish actions. In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ it is not fate‚ but impulsive and desperate actions that bring about the downfall of Romeo and Juliet. In the Victorian era‚ fate was known as the development of events out of human control‚ and determined by a supernatural power. By no means was the demise of Romeo and Juliet out their control. It happened because of the choices

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    prevails. But not for Romeo and Juliet. William Shakespeare‚ writer of Romeo and Juliet‚ takes two ill-fated lovers‚ who try to overcome their fate. Throughout their story‚ Romeo and Juliet experience luck‚ fate‚ and conation. The story shows the short love story of Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet‚ kin of two opposing families in Verona. Though many factors have affected the outcome of Romeo and Juliet‚ Friar Laurence is the main cause of their death. Friar Laurence wants to keep Romeo and Juliet’s love

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