expresses the theme of “fate versus free will” in the tragedy Macbeth written by William Shakespeare. The writer uses the words “all hail‚ Macbeth‚ that shalt be King hereafter” to get the reader to question the motivations of the notorious witches. When the witches say this quote‚ it is difficult to know whether they reveal a destiny to Macbeth that can’t be avoided‚ or if they simply plant ideas in Macbeth’s mind to cause mischief. Does Macbeth have control over his own fate? Do the witches play on
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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead by Tom Stoppard there are many different themes that can be gleaned from the playoff of Hamlet. One of the main themes is the concept of fate. Fate‚ as defined by Random House Dictionary‚ is: something that unavoidably befalls a person (Fate). Rosencrantz and Guildenstern constantly deal with fate. It seems that they do not quite understand what this is. When discussing who dies with the Players Guildenstern asks‚ “Who decides?” to which the Player replies promptly
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The Fate of Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet is known as one of the most memorable love stories‚ so the theme must be about love‚ or is it something else? In Romeo and Juliet‚ the star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet fall in love first sight. They then try to hide their love from their families due to the major conflicts between them‚ but in the process‚ they both end up dead because they tried to escape their families’ grasp. Although the main theme of Romeo and Juliet is often thought to be about
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Does fate control you‚ or do your decisions control fate? In the play‚ Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ the main characters fall in love but kill themselves at the end. Both Fate and personal choices had an impact on the characters in the play. Fate played a role when Romeo was asked by a servant to read the invite to Juliet’s party‚ but he had a hard time deciding whether to go to the party or not. “Servant: God gi’ go-den. I pray‚ sir‚ can you read?... Romeo: Stay fellow; I can read…(192)
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Fate at work “Fate doesn’t care about your plans” by unknown. This is shown a lot in this play and this is true in every way. Sometimes your plans work out‚ but sometimes they do not work out. The play “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare is considered one of the greatest tragedy play of all time. This play take place in Verona‚ Italy in the 19th century‚ where kings‚ queens‚ and servants still existed. This play is about two families’ vendetta‚ the Capulets and the Montagues
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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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tragedy of fate or a tragedy of characters. Tragedy of fate is the tragic fate of the story that the character can’t stop from happening. While tragedy of character is the tragic conflict‚ influence between characters. For example a sorcerer controls a knight him to do evil actions that is Tragedy of Character. An example for tragedy of fate is a hero is told that he is going to fall‚ and break his leg while fighting a dragon‚ and the hero does. So is Macbeth a tragedy of fate or is it a
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Fate has been questioned since the beginning of time and whether humans have control over their destiny‚ or a higher power decides. In today’s society of medical and technological innovations the accepted attitude is that of free-will: that humans make their own destiny. In A Prayer for Owen Meany‚ Irving uses the motif hands‚ Owen’s fate‚ and its effect on Johnny to influence the reader’s view in the argument of pre-determined fate vs. free-will. In a world moving away from religion and pre-determined
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“Oedipus the King”‚ fate vs. freewill dilemma of the heart of Oedipus myth is described as a tragic flaw caused by his blindness. In human life‚ there are people governed about whether they choose to do something with their fate vs. freewill. But most people believe that it is not always good to have fate vs. freewill. It is a choice to cause either fate by making something happen or freewill by controlling their behavior in situations. Many people choose to have fate by doing something that
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would be a play that explains how fate is too powerful to conquer. Oedipus’s fate was what caused his downfall‚ there was nothing he could do. Depending on what religion their culture is fond of‚ the god/gods would have wanted Oedipus to kill his own father‚ marry his mother‚ and stab his eyes out. Oedipus couldn’t have done anything about it. Fate led Oedipus to the crossroads as said in the play‚ "Short work‚ by god-with one blow of the staff" (Sophocles 189). Fate was the one that decided all his
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