Shakespeare is known for his plays that do not always have a plesant endings, Romeo and Juliet being one of the few. In one of Shakespeare's most well known plays, Romeo and Juliet, there can be several phrases seen throughout writing that tell you that “fate” is at play. Simple phrases like “fatal loins” and “star crossed lovers” help show the audience that the deaths were meant to be, and nothing could have prevented Romeo and Juliet from taking their own lives. From early on in the play, the fate motif is not what is to blame for the death of the characters. The reason for their deaths is not fate, but is simply the people around them that caused the outcome in the play. In the play there are several people who deserve the blame of the
