Romeo And Juliet Fate Analysis

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 the characters were never left without options and each had a choice to make at every turn of the play. It was unarguably the decisions made by the characters, not those made by fate, that were responsible for the tragedy in Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo’s
The literary device of metaphor to contrasts and compares a sail of a ship to a path in life emphasizing the importance of the decision he is about to make. The sail also symbolizes fate or God, Romeo hoping that it will direct his course. Thus, he gives up control over his actions by surrendering to that “fate” or God in control of his life. Even though Romeo was presented with this vision of his death that he could use to prevent disaster, yet he chose to let tragedy befall him. This shows that by giving up control of his life to fate and choosing to go to the Capulet’s party, Romeo brought the tragedy upon
The young lovers were not murdered by an enemy, nor were they were not victims to an accident; they simply committed suicide. Romeo chose to take his life over living without Juliet, drinking the fatal poison he had purchased. Likewise was the case for Juliet, who, like Romeo, was the sole possessor of blame for her death. In this final situation, she was prey only to herself, with no force or individual controlling and conspiring against her. It was her hand that drove the dagger into her body, tragically ending the love she and Romeo briefly knew. There were no destinies for Romeo and Juliet but their own