Shakespeare is one of the best writers of all time. When one thinks Shakespeare one thinks Romeo and Juliet and that fate is why they met right? Wrong. There are some things they could not control, but there were other things they had choices on and if they made different choices their fates would have been different. When people think stars they think light and beauty, but really in Shakespeare stars represent fate and choices because some things you can’t control, some things you can. In the Elizabethan era, the motif of stars represents the future and fate of people. People in that era believed that stars controlled the fate and futures of people. Shakespeare includes the motif of stars in Romeo and Juliet in order to suggest that some
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Some people thought that stars had the power to predict the future. Also, Queen Elizabeth thought the stars brought good luck along with horoscopes. Also, the era brought Astrology. People were into new ideas so they were very intrigued by the study of Astrology. The source I used to learn some new information about stars is called Elizabethan Astrology. I learned that the people of the Elizabethan era really adored stars and astrology. Another thing I learned was that people believed that that stars could predict the future for people or their fate. A big reason why stars were so important is that Queen Elizabeth believed that stars and horoscopes would bring her good luck and it made more people interested in the stars in this era. The final piece of information I found was that the Elizabethan era was known for innovation and new ideas which brought along alchemy, magic, and astrology. Many people got into Astrology because people thought the stars had great …show more content…
Shakespeare informs the reader, “A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life.” (I.Prologue.6). Since Juliet had no control of meeting Romeo at the party, she could not really avoid encountering him, but Juliet had the choice not to escalate the relationship. Shakespeare says, “From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.”(I.Prologue.3-4). The grudge between the two families had been going on way before Juliet’s time, so Juliet did not have control over the grudge between the two families, but she had the opportunity to make the choice to go against the Montagues, but decided against doing
Some people thought that stars had the power to predict the future. Also, Queen Elizabeth thought the stars brought good luck along with horoscopes. Also, the era brought Astrology. People were into new ideas so they were very intrigued by the study of Astrology. The source I used to learn some new information about stars is called Elizabethan Astrology. I learned that the people of the Elizabethan era really adored stars and astrology. Another thing I learned was that people believed that that stars could predict the future for people or their fate. A big reason why stars were so important is that Queen Elizabeth believed that stars and horoscopes would bring her good luck and it made more people interested in the stars in this era. The final piece of information I found was that the Elizabethan era was known for innovation and new ideas which brought along alchemy, magic, and astrology. Many people got into Astrology because people thought the stars had great …show more content…
Shakespeare informs the reader, “A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life.” (I.Prologue.6). Since Juliet had no control of meeting Romeo at the party, she could not really avoid encountering him, but Juliet had the choice not to escalate the relationship. Shakespeare says, “From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.”(I.Prologue.3-4). The grudge between the two families had been going on way before Juliet’s time, so Juliet did not have control over the grudge between the two families, but she had the opportunity to make the choice to go against the Montagues, but decided against doing