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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the outcome of Romeo and Juliet is Romeos inability to choose the right choice. Romeos really in love with the idea of love not in love itself. This is apparent when he first meets Juliet; he just had his heart broken by another girl. To satisfy “love” he will not do anything in the logical simple way‚ why didn’t he go to ask Capulet to court his daughter? Did he have to sneak under her balcony the first night? Would the families have kept them apart if he had approached them? Romeo needs to fulfill
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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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Characters Romeo and Juliet help to teach the audience about life. Through our study of the play‚ Romeo and Juliet demonstrate to us the transience of life and the imminence of death. We learn that‚ it’s a bright idea to look before you leap‚ and not too jump into things to hastily. Further‚ we understand destiny‚ fate and what they have to do with the stars. These ideas are all present in Shakespeare’s play‚ “Romeo and Juliet”‚ and these insights help to enlighten the audience. One way Romeo and
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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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‘Romeo and Juliet’ by William Shakespeare is a romance tragedy play that displays the theme love. However‚ hate and fate are other themes that are also revealed throughout the play through various Shakespearean and film techniques. Love is one of the main ideas in the play. The play revolves around the romantic and mutual love between the protagonists; Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet. This love is displayed in Act 1‚ Scene 4 where Romeo meets Juliet at the Capulet feast. A sonnet is used to show
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Romeo and Juliet In the play ‘Romeo and Juliet’ by profound writer William Shakespeare‚ there is a tragic outcome to the story due to the various acts of the characters‚ whether it was intentional‚ because of pride or simply in their nature to do so. I believe there is no true culprit due to the fact that everyone had a part to play even if in the end you could say it was Romeo’s fault for being impetuous or Juliet’s for being too ignorant. The story starts with a prologue making the reader aware
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