In William Shakespeare’s play‚ Romeo and Juliet have fate is one of the main contributors that lead to their deaths. Because of fate‚ the play becomes exciting and it is exactly what makes the two young lovers meet each other in the first place. It was fate that a Capulet’s serving man told Romeo and Benvolio about the party where the two lovers meet‚ in the prologue of the play Shakespeare says that Romeo and Juliet are “star-crossed lovers”‚ and lastly‚ the flaws in Friar Lawrence’s plan also contributed
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Fate is a word our society tends to deem worthy of being the scapegoat to all of our annoyances‚ although it is only applicable to the negative situations we get ourselves into. What we fail to understand is that there cannot be a positive without the burdens of a negative‚ and fate takes the blame for both. The romantic tragedy of shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet expresses the ideal of senseless outcomes of impulsive decisions committed by the two blind lovers: Romeo and Juliet. We travel through
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Romeo and Juliet Do you believe in fate and coincidence? In the play Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakesphere many coincidences occurred that could have changed the outcome of the story if they had not happened. In the beginning of the play the prologue states the words “star-crossed lovers” indicating that the play will not turn out well. There are many instances in which Shakesphere shows these coincidental events in his play Romeo and Juliet. An example of a coincidence in
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William Shakespeare’s play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is one of the most famous love stories ever written. The series of unfortunate events which lead the lovers to their tragic end appear to be caused by fate gone out of control. These “star-crossed lovers” (Prologue.6) are powerfully influenced by others as well as by their own personal weaknesses and some seemingly inevitable occurrences. Fateful events which appear to be foreordained control the relationship of the character and lead to
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Alan Ganesh Period 6 Mr. Kane 11 April 2011 The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet: Fate or Free Will Tragedy is defined as a serious drama with a sorrowful or disastrous conclusion. To Shakespeare‚ it is an interesting twist on what we hope to believe‚ or otherwise known as a happy ending. Shakespeare‚ if not a good writer‚ would be disliked for his ideals in stories in modern day society‚ but since he is such a good writer we enjoy his stories and he also teaches us to read carefully (IP). Throughout
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Well it was fate‚ as the prologue predicts the ending before hand "star-crossed lovers" meaning they were born under the wrong stars‚ this is astrology which with microcosm and macrocosm was popular in the 16th century. Astrology states that the stars are an essential part of our lives and play a part in the sequence of events. Macrocosm and microcosm are based on the fact that what happens in nature has consequences in the lives of human. At the beginning of Romeo and Juliet‚ the Nurse remembers
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Fate manipulates characters to act in ways that they would not under usual circumstances. The day after the Capulet party‚ Tybalt gravely insults Romeo in anger that Romeo was in attendance. In response to Tybalt’s provocation to fight‚ Romeo responds‚ “Tybalt‚ the reason that I have to love thee/Doth much excuse the appertaining rage /to such a greeting. Villain I am none./Therefore farewell. I see thou knowest me not.” (3.1.63-66) Romeo says that he has “reason to love” Tybalt‚ which implies that
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In the story‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ the final tragic outcome‚ namely the deaths of the two young lovers‚ was a result of human choices‚ rather than one of fate. Although fate played some role in Romeo and Juliet’s deaths‚ the various characters’ decisions and actions throughout the story eventually led to the tragedy. There were four main stepping stones‚ all resulting from man’s decision‚ which finally ended with Romeo and Juliet taking their own lives. The first event that paved the way towards the
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ROMEO AND JULIET i) What is the theme of the film/play Romeo & Juliet? There are many themes in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Different people find many different themes; it all depends on ones point of view. Some common themes are: Love‚ Fate and Hatred. Each of these themes is discussed below in relation to the film/play. LOVE Love in Romeo and Juliet is not that really‚ idealized emotion. The love Romeo and Juliet share is beautiful and passionate. It is pure‚ exhilarating‚ and transformative
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The play Romeo and Juliet is about two young lovers‚ who’s love was destined to be broken because of the hatred between the Capulets and Montagues. Set in Verona‚ Romeo‚ a Montague‚ meets Juliet‚ a Capulet. They fall in love and marry although their families hate each other. Most of the themes in Romeo and Juliet relate to youth today and carry over into the modern society. One theme is‚ Teenagers don’t think before they act and the consequences can be severe. In the quote by Juliet‚ "Well‚ do
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