string conducted by "the stars". When fate is your enemy and time reveals each unraveling tragedy to your dismay‚ you understand how it feels to be the protagonist’s of Shakespeare’s most famous love story‚ The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Tradition‚ heredity‚ and ancestry symbolize the celestial psychology that is the stars. Controlling every minuscule detail of the play from human behavior to action sequences‚ to the ultimate climax of the tale. The power that fate has is surprisingly destructible
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Fate in Romeo and Juliet Fate: An inevitable outcome determining how things come to be. Love: The strong affection between to people. These are two very powerful things that carry out through history and literature. In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet fate and love are very powerful reoccurring motifs which shape the young lovers life. But when discussing this play a common question forms‚ why did these tragic misfortunes happen to this young couple? Romeo’s and Juliet’s infatuation for
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Anais Nin once said‚ “You don’t find love‚ it finds you. Its got a little bit to do with destiny‚ fate‚ and what’s written in the stars.” This quote relates strongly to Romeo and Juliet because due to the bad fates of their family‚ they ended up dying for each other. Juliet and Romeo fell in love by accident‚ something completely out of their control. This makes Shakespeare’s play much more tragic because they weren’t given a choice on how they were to end up‚ the way Shakespeare made it was either
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lyricist‚ Paulo Coelho claimed‚ “I can control my destiny‚ but not my fate. Destiny means there are opportunities to turn right or left‚ but fate is a one-way street. I believe we all have the choice as to whether we fulfil our destiny‚ but our fate is sealed”. In today’s society‚ many people are conflicted on whether events in one’s lives are driven by one’s choices or are simply meant to be. Coelho believes that both free will and fate play a role in one’s life‚ he says that one has the power to make
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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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The concepts of free will relative to destiny have been debated for centuries‚ and one’s beliefs likely have a tremendous impact on their perception of life. It may be considered that those who believe in free will feel a sense of greater responsibility for their actions‚ as well as more belief in opportunities that they create. Conversely‚ a fixed belief in fate may lead to the thought that humans are incapable of changing their course‚ or impacting the outcomes of their existence. Despite valiant
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Fate is said to be the mystical force that has already predetermined the events that will happen in our lives. Some people believe in this mystical force‚ while others would rather believe in top hat wearing turnips. The question if fate is real has been debated from centuries from the ancient Greek philosophers to middle school students. In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ fate is to blame for the demise of the play’s two main characters. The actions of other people and coincidences are two examples
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‘Shakespeare intends the audience to see that the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet was destined to happen’ 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
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Fate is the development of events beyond a person’s control. In the Shakespearean play‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ there are “two star-crossed lovers” who fall in love. Romeo and Juliet are from different families of the same status and their love is essentially forbidden. After all these misfortunate events trying to tear their love apart‚ they eventually take their lives as a result. Every character in the story made choices out of free will but these choices ultimately lead to fate. Fate was the most
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Romeo and Juliet are doomed by fate from birth since they belonged to opposite households‚ but due to their rash decisions which aroused from uncontrolled emotions‚ and the influence of irrational guardians‚ their tragic endings were unavoidable. It’s Romeo and Juliet’s fate to die which is necessary to end their family feud. Many actions and dialogues in the play foreshadow their incoming deaths. Romeo and Juliet are doomed since the couple is from different sides and their hysterical actions
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