Romeo and Juliet and their fate Fate is the supposed power that predetermines events. Romeo and Juliet, the two young lovers in William Shakespeare' s Romeo and Juliet, ended up becoming a large part of what could be called "fate". Fate seemed to control their lives and force them together, becoming a large part of their love, and the ending of their parent's hatred. Fate became the ultimate control power in this play, and plays a large part in modern everyday life, even if we don't recognize it
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to Be Ruined Fate is a universal idea expressed in famous literature all throughout history. One of the most well-known literary works of all time is Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The full title of the play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet , clearly depicts that there is an unfortunate end to Romeo and Juliet’s story. Beginning with Romeo falling in love at first sight with Juliet and ending with their notorious deaths, the best explanation for the strange coincidences is fate. The tragic end
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Verona of Romeo and Juliet can obscure its deeper, more important function. The Prologue does not merely set the scene of Romeo and Juliet, it tells the audience exactly what is going to happen in the play. The Prologue refers to an ill-fated couple with its use of the word “star-crossed,” which means, literally, against the stars. Stars were thought to control people’s destinies. But the Prologue itself creates this sense of fate by providing the audience with the knowledge that Romeo and Juliet will
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The blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet cannot be attributed to any one person in the play. Discuss. Romeo and Juliet, two young and helpless star-crossed lovers that deal with rivalry, death and tragedy throughout the play, is set in the town of Verona, Italy, where two households the Montagues and the Capulets have a long-standing hatred which cause revenge, love, and a secret marriage that force the young star-crossed lovers to grow up quickly and fate causes them to commit suicide in despair
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Romeo and Juliet. The story of two feuding families, whose children are gravely in love. Tragically, the lives of Romeo and Juliet end whilst in a desperate attempt to escape Verona, where their love is forbidden. Several significant elements of the play explain the ending of their lives. A potential reason for Romeo and Juliet’s death is Friar Lawrence and his choices about the future of Romeo and Juliet, which were finalized too quickly, and without proper thought. The long lasting feud between
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Pre-IB English 9 5 October 2014 Fate or Human Choice? A debatable question that has lived for years is whether fate or human choice controls our lives. William Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, divulges the answer. Both fate and human choice plays an important role in the plot of Romeo and Juliet. Fate controls what happens to Romeo and Juliet however their choices contribute to their fate. Peter running into Romeo and asking to him to read the letter is fate; however Romeo’s decision to go
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A Preordained Tale A brief insight regarding the strong influence of fate in the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet… Sheel Shah Ms. Maynard May 15th, 2014 Fate is a powerful force, responsible for the inevitable events that occur in one’s life – to some extent, this statement is definitely true. In the 16th century play, Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, this theme is highlighted upon, drawing attention to the lifestyle and beliefs of the individuals living during the time; this gives
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ONE: William Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet early in his career, between 1594-1595. A long vendetta between the Montague and Capulet families disrupts the city of Verona and causes tragic results for Romeo and Juliet who fall in love, but cannot be together. A secret marriage force the young star-crossed lovers to grow up quickly for Juliet is to be wed to another. Juliet takes a sleeping potion that makes her appear to be dead for 42 hours -- in this time Romeo is to be told that she is still
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Anelle Snyder Mrs. Minyard Comp/Lit 9 (5) 12 January 2011 Romeo and Juliet The battle between love and hate will never change one’s future fate. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, tells how loving and hating one another will not interfere with your later destiny. Shakespeare’s story takes the reader deep into the meaning of fate. Romeo and Juliet’s lives are changed dramatically after they meet each other for the first time. They knew before that their families had a great feud going
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death of Romeo and Juliet? Almost all of the events that occur throughout the play lead up to the final conclusion of the death of Romeo and Juliet. Many, if not all of the characters could be argued to play a role in their deaths, some more than others. Equally, some people may argue that it was no one’s specific fault and therefore it was fate or society’s fault. These are the aspects of the play that I am going to consider throughout this essay. In the opening sonnet in Romeo and Juliet, the chorus
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Romeo and Juliet, a classic play written by William Shakespeare, is considered both a romance and tragedy combined. This famous love story between “two star-crossed lovers” led to the death of both Romeo and Juliet. There were many factors that led to the death of Romeo and Juliet and amongst these were fate, Friar Lawrence and Romeo and Juliet themselves. Fate plays an important role in both Romeo and Juliet’s death. Throughout the play, fate seems to force both Romeo and Juliet together and apart
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Path In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, the theme fate vs. free will demonstrates the inability and ability to choose your own path. Some of the characters in this play make their own choices but others just let fate guide them and see where they end up. Following fate leads characters to make mistakes, you should always have a choice and say, but if you just let everything happen without making a choice or saying something, then things can take a turn for the worse. Romeo believes if
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Why is Romeo and Juliet considered a tragedy Romeo and Juliet is an enduring love story written by Shakespeare, involving a pair of blind, immature lovers that end their own lives as well as those around. It is believed that he borrowed the plot from Arthur Brooke's poem 'The Tragical Historye of Romeus and Juliet' (1562). Records show that the first play was performed between 1594 and 1595, in the Elizabethan era. Romeo and Juliet is not a tragedy. There are too many other elements such as comedy
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Who is responsible for Romeo and Juliet's death I think many people believe in Fate,but in this condition I don't think Romeo and Juliet's death can be simply explained by fate. We need to take into account everything around them, like their parents,Romeo himself.....and if their love was not a secret would it have ended in tragedy? I am going to declare why Romeo and Juliet's death can not simply explain by fate, and these are my point -Romeo is responsible for his own death. -Friar
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Romeo and Juliet Essay Gavin Brown Brown 1 Romeo and Juliet December 11, 2013 Romeo and Juliet, much like many of Shakespeare's timeless plays, deals with great tragedy. This particular play, however, deals with multiple deaths at the result of two young lovers desperately struggling to be together, despite all odds against them. There are many debates over the subject on whether these two are the victims of those around them, as in the family they
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Romeo and Juliet Logs Log 1: Was the Prince’s ultimatum a good idea? Yes, it is a good idea. Because dealing with two powerful families, the threat to death is always better than other punishments. Capulet and Montague are two huge family, Prince can’t just definite the right or wrong, or the disadvantage family may make some troubles to Prince. So I think this is good decision. Log 2: What did Paris ask, and how did Capulet respond ? Paris asked to marry Juliet, but Capulet said Juliet is not
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Explore the different themes within Shakespeare's tragic play, Romeo and Juliet. Themes are central to understanding Romeo and Juliet as a play and identifying Shakespeare's social and political commentary. Fate From the beginning, we know that the story of Romeo and Juliet will end in tragedy. We also know that their tragic ends will not result from their own personal defects but from fate, which has marked them for sorrow. Emphasizing fate's control over their destinies, the Prologue tells
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Fate The inevitability of fate permeates the play. In the chorus if the play, it tells us that both lovers are “star-crossed”. The mechanism of fate works in all of the events surrounding the lovers, reaffirming its role as the lovers sense its interference. Indeed, Romeo and Juliet both have ominous feelings about their relationship. Romeo quoted “some consequences, yet hanging in the stars”, which gives the audience insights to the audience that the play would have a tragic end. It was fate that
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William Shakespeare’s original play in the 16th century and Baz Luhrmann’s filmic interpretation of Romeo and Juliet in 1996 both convey a tragedy. Despite the different attitudes, values and beliefs of love during the four century time difference, the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is timeless. The two versions demonstrate the lack of control that teenagers have over fate and how this often leads to tragic outcomes. Both creators use a range of language and in Luhrmann’s case, visual techniques in
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How does Shakespeare make Act one, Scene five of Romeo and Juliet dramatically effective? By Moya McQueen The play 'Romeo and Juliet' was written by William Shakespeare in the Elizabethan period of 1595, set in the city of Verona, Italy. In the play Shakespeare tells the tragic story of an ongoing dispute between two families; the Montagues and the Capulets, and their sons and daughters, Romeo and Juliet who are unfortunately destined to fatality and eventually both die as they fall in love. This
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Romeo and Juliet’s love is doomed by the world around it and by its own intensity. Shakespeare, in one of his earliest plays, ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ written around 1600, explores a number of themes, including love, hate, fate and generation gap. Very early in the play he suggests that the love between the title characters is doomed. He no doubt blames the world around them especially the older generation for such a tragedy. However, he also implies that fate and the intensity of the love between the
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Some people say that a person’s fate is pre-determined. That nothing they do in life is by accident and everything that one does has been decided by a higher power. In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare explores the theme of fate by allowing the audience to be party to his characters’ destiny. In the opening lines of the play the audience is told what is going to happen to the lovers, “a pair of star-crossed lovers take their life.” Throughout the story, the audience is put in an omnipotent, god-like
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first paragraph or even the first sentence. If the reader’s attention is not captured, then the reader would not have an interest in reading the book. Shakespeare helps demonstrate this by trying to hook the reader in the prologue he wrote in Romeo and Juliet that is only fourteen lines long. This passage is very important to the play because of Shakespeare’s attempt to embrace not only the reader of his play, but the attending audience at performances. His unique way of foreshadowing the play in
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the world, Romeo and Juliet. The play, written by William Shakespeare in the early 1590s, depicts an endearing and tragic story of two star-crossed lovers. In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare successfully uses relevant themes, such as love, fate and conflict, to continue to ensnare modern audiences 400 years on. Fate plays an important role in Romeo and Juliet. Every event that takes place in this tale, whether for better or worse, has a dark and tragic shadow; the audience knows that Romeo and Juliet
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supposed to give Romeo involving the plan for Juliet’s staged death. Friar John claims he could not send it because the town heath officials quarantined the house he was in after suspecting him of having the plague. Then, the scene changes and Paris is going to where Juliet is sleeping in her coffin, but he hides when he hears a noise. To Paris’ surprise, it is Romeo and while Paris stays hidden, Romeo opens Juliet’s coffin and he is completely distraught because he believes that Juliet, his true love
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Who or what is to blame of Romeo and Juliet's death Fate The inevitability of fate permeates the play. In the chorus if the play, it tells us that both lovers are “star-crossed”. The mechanism of fate works in all of the events surrounding the lovers, reaffirming its role as the lovers sense its interference. Indeed, Romeo and Juliet both have ominous feelings about their relationship. Romeo quoted “some consequences, yet hanging in the stars”, which gives the audience insights to the audience
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contribute to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. There are four areas that contribute to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. It is important to study the cultural and historical background in which the play is set as this affects how characters behave and interact with each other. Another factor is individual characters and how their personalities and behaviour contribute to the deaths of the two protagonists. Love and hate affects the characters and causes the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Some people believe
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Contention: Juliet’s fate is the result of the culture of hate and violence created by the feud, and the reactions of some characters to key events. EXAMPLE: Writing an Introduction. (Underline the title Romeo and Juliet) Start broad, work down to specific → Pointing the way to where your essay is going. William Shakespeare’s (author) Romeo and Juliet (title) is perhaps one of the best known love stories of all time. The play (form) follows the two “star crossed lovers” (quote) from the beginning
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caused Romeo and Juliets passing. Many people think that it was a person that caused their deaths. They fail to see that it may have not been a person that was responsible for the end of their life. Once people understand that, they’ll begin to see the answer to the problem of what caused Romeo and Juliet’s demise. The feud between the Montagues and Capulets is the main reason for Romeo and Juliet’s fall in the drama Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. The feud causes secrecy between Romeo and
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Throughout the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, dismal outcomes are the result of either choices made by different characters or by destiny. In the prologue, Shakespeare states that the relationship between Romeo and Juliet is death marked, and no matter what happens they are destined to die. Romeo’s death is an exceptional example of their fate since Juliet wakes up minutes after Romeo kills himself. However, with a closer look, the deaths of Juliet, Tybalt, and Romeo are caused by small
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