Free Will In Romeo And Juliet Essay

Register to read the introduction… Ignorance and Vengeance caused it. By extension, I guess you'd say it was free will because Montegue and Capulet both used free will to fight and kill and quarrel with each other for who knows how long, but Karma or fate kind of decided the punishment for it, I guess. However, free will allowed both sides to end it at any time prior to Romeo and Juliet's deaths. They just never took it * It was fate that Juliet didn't wake up before he had killed himself. * I think it was circumstance, and desperation. * They were born into a family feud, they did not pick the fight nor their families(if they told their parents they would probably be disowned: capulets response when Juliet doesn’t want to marry Paris) * Fate that the capulets servant asked romeo to read the names for the party guest, where he heard rosalines name, met Juliet * Juliet had the decision to tell her parents about Romeo and risk being disowned, leaving her to go after Romeo or to marry Paris and then take the potion to make herself dead. She knew that the letter had not yet been delivered to Romeo and it would be possible for him to hear of her “death” before getting the letter. By taking the potion a day ahead of planned Juliet made the decision. * The trouble that the lovers experience in the short time …show more content…
free will. Romeo consistently blames his problems on “the stars” which represent fate. Were Romeo and Juliet doomed to die or could they have had a different destiny if they had made different choices? Similarly, do poor or unfortunate people of today put too much blame for their situation on fate or “bad luck” when they should take responsibility and work harder to take control of their lives? Or, on the other hand, do you believe that we should be more helpful and understanding of those who are less fortunate and recognize that sometimes people fail because of situations outside of their own