Romeo and Juliet is a tragic love story, written by the famous William Shakespeare. In the beginning of the play, we find out that there is a feud between the Montagues and Capulets. Romeo belongs to the Montagues and Juliet belongs to the Capulets. Romeo is persuaded into attending the Capulet’s ball, where he sees Juliet and they immediately fall in love. Later that night, Romeo sneaks out to Juliet’s house, where they plan a marriage. They get married in secret, with only the Friar and Nurse knowing. Romeo angrily kills Juliet’s cousin, Tybalt, causing him to be banned from Verona. Juliet mourns, and is forced to marry Paris by her parents in hopes of her happiness. Juliet does not want to marry him, so she desperately goes to the Friar …show more content…
Romeo states, “With this night’s revels, and expire the term / Of a despised life closed in my breast…But He that hath the steerage of my course / Direct my sail!” (Shakespeare 1.4.116-117, 119-120). On his way to the party where he meets Juliet, he states that he fears something bad is going start that will lead to his death. He hopes that whoever is controlling his life will direct him in the right direction, away from danger. When he says this, it shows that Romeo believes fate is controlling …show more content…
In the story, the characters made choices, but it was fate that made things play out and be timed the way they were. For example, Juliet says, “Give me, give me! O, tell not me of fear!” (Shakespeare 4.1.124). In this part, Juliet made the choice to take, and later drink, the vial. She thought that this would help her and Romeo’s love, but she was not aware that it would play a part in their death, and therefore it was fate, and not their own choice to
However, events did not proceed as such, Romeo was not informed correctly of the plan and was simply told that his love, Juliet had died. This sent him rushing to her and for him to die with her when she had not really died. When Juliet finds Romeo dead beside her she takes her life. The unfortunate unfolding of misinterpreted events was not a complete and utter surprise to all, before Juliet had even consumed the potion that the Friar was given to her, she came up with her own doubts. More than one of the scenarios she had envisioned did end up becoming reality for her, she was able to see the gaps in the Friar's plan before even carrying it out, most thoroughly said through Juliet's own words,”What if it be a poison which the friar/Subtly hath ministered to have me dead”(Shakespeare 4.3.23-24).
Romeo in his new home, receives news from his close friend that Juliet is dead, and was carried into the Capulet family tomb. Romeo instantly buys a poison potion from a local drug dealer, and rides on his horse to the Capulet household. He breaks his way into the tomb where he finds Paris, the man who was also supposed to marry Juliet. They engage in a battle, and Paris falls to the floor, dead. After this, Romeo finds Juliet and decides it is time to end his life to be with Juliet in heaven.
There miscommunication lead to Juliet taking a potion which lead to Romeo purchasing poison which lead them both to there inevitable
This quote shows that Romeo believed he could not possibly live without Juliet. Instead of waiting for an explanation, or calming down, he poisons himself. This reckless decision eventually leads to the death of Juliet as well. If Romeo had thought about his decision more, both Juliet and he could have lived. Another excerpt
Romeo and Juliet Essay Chaos in the streets of Verona erupt again. A day after a fight with the Capulet and Montague family, Tybalt kills Mercutio. Soon after, Romeo kills Tybalt for revenge. Is this controlled by fate, or by the character
Romeo and Juliet is a well-known play written by William Shakespeare. Even though it is famous for being a love story, Shakespeare demonstrates that rebellion is closely tied together either it through the characters: Juliet, Romeo and Tybalt. By defying their families, authority and society's expectations, they set in motion the events in this tragedy. Romeo’s rebellion against society's expectations and his own family, the Montagues, is because of his love. His love of Rosaline is his first demonstration of defiance.
Are people in control of their destiny? Having no power over one’s destiny is an important theme in William Shakespeare’s, Romeo and Juliet. We are in told in the prologue that fate is going to drive the story. Romeo and Juliet are not in control of their lives. It is predetermined destiny, not free choice that manipulates the lives of these two lovers.
Most people don’t choose when and how they die. Although, they can make decisions that, whether directly or indirectly, change the way they die. Both destiny and one’s decisions, good and bad, can influence their demise. The same rules apply when talking about William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”; both fate and poor decisions led to the lovers’ deaths. They definitely had their fare share of fate and horrible choices, which played a major role in their ruination.
Before Romeo and Juliet even meet each other, Romeo “fear(s) too early, for my mind misgives/ Some consequence yet hanging in the stars. ”(insert page stuff) Romeo thinks that something bad is going to happen, but continues to go with his friends to the party. As they continue their walk there, Romeo tells one of his friends out loud “tis no wit to go” (insert page stuff). Instead of going home, Romeo falls into peer pressure, and goes with his friends, hoping to possibly even see Rolsiline. Even though he is pressured into doing it, he is the one who ultimately makes the final decision to go.
Romeo’s heart drives him to make, at times, irrational decisions to be with his one true love.
Romeo found no alternative reason to live if he could not be with her, and planned to kill himself. This was one of the most important pieces of information that determined the future of the young lovers, but was not interpreted in a conscientious
Later when Romeo hears of Juliet’s death he blames fate and tries to kill himself, “Is it e’en so?-Then I deny you, stars!” (5.1.25). In this example Romeo is taking responsibility for his past actions by defying fate and taking things into his own hands. Juliet is also a naïve and impulsive girl that
Romeo’s decision making skills amongst other flaws like impulsiveness and rashness, led him down a path that ended in his death. Juliet’s blind devotion to Romeo and haste in decision making left her feeling helpless and alone upon the realization that death was her only remaining viable option. The many minor characters in the play all helped push Romeo and Juliet’s already harmful decisions towards a place where they both ended up dead. Throughout the course of the play, it becomes very apparent that it’s not fate that causes the problems for Romeo and Juliet, but the disastrous decisions of everyone in the play combined, that create the plethora of problems that our two main characters have to deal
Verona, a city in which a pair of “star-crossed lovers” and all of its citizens overall, blame the “greater power,” fate, to veil their own actions. Fate and free will, both play a major part in Romeo and Juliet. However, only one of the two is actually true. On one side, fate supposedly controls the character’s destiny. But they are completely unaware that it is actually their free will and their own actions in which they are in control of.
In a smilier way, in act 1 Romeo has shown that he truly believes that his life is controlled by destiny and fate when he talked about a dream that he had with Benvolio and Mercutio before heading to the