Romeo and Juliet is a play written by Shakespeare. The play is set in Verona and tells the story of two star-crossed lovers and their fight to be together even when the world is against them. Lots of the play shows examples of love, fate and power. Love is shown between many of the characters and drives them to do, sometimes terrible things. The two main characters fate is stacked against them and changes the course of their lives. Lastly characters in the play have more power over Romeo and Juliet and makes decisions for them that they are against. The forces of love, fate and power dramatically affect the character in Romeo and Juliet.
Love is expressed in many relationships between the characters. Love is expressed between Romeo and Juliet, …show more content…
Fate proves to be impossible to escape from. The theme of fate is scene throughout the play as the relationship between the two main characters blooms. Fate is used from the start of the play when he meets the servant who had the list of names for the Capulet feast, without meeting him, he would have not known Juliet. When Juliet and Friar Lawrence make plans for her to escape with Romeo by having a sleeping potion, the letter Friar Lawrence sent did not reach Romeo. Romeo instead found out Juliet was dead and in anger and sadness brought a “distilled liquor” (IV, i, 95) which he was to use when he reached Juliet. It is presumed Romeo never received the letter when Friar Lawrence says “o, much I fear some ill unthrifty thing (V, iii, 140).” Romeo says “the drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die (V, ii, 120)” and he drinks the potion just before Juliet awakens from her sleeping potion. Fate was inevitable death for these two characters but in life of death they were still destined to be together and fate itself stays constant throughout the …show more content…
The prince of Verona has huge power over his citizens which effects Romeo and Juliet’s relationship together and Juliet’s parents hold such strong power over her, her decisions and her relationships it drives her to take drastic measures in order to take her life back. The Prince had the power to order the guards to stop fighting and when Romeo is found guilty of killing Tybalt the prince of Verona sends him into exile. The prince says “and for that offence immediately we do exile him hence (III,ii, 181).” No one but the prince would have the power to exile Romeo and it makes a huge change in his life. Juliet’s father holds lot of parental power of her. He makes huge life decisions for her by forcing her to marry Paris. He says “unworthy as she is, that we have wrought so worthy a gentleman to be her bride (III,V,148).” The powers staked against these two characters cause them to think irrationally and ultimately causes there death.
Overall, it is demonstrated that the forces of love, fate and power affect the lives of the characters in Romeo and Juliet. The love between them is shown throughout life and through death and between many different characters, fate is stacked against them, leading them to their unfortunate death and lastly the power of others and the decisions they make for the two main characters change their lives
Love is expressed in many relationships between the characters. Love is expressed between Romeo and Juliet, …show more content…
Fate proves to be impossible to escape from. The theme of fate is scene throughout the play as the relationship between the two main characters blooms. Fate is used from the start of the play when he meets the servant who had the list of names for the Capulet feast, without meeting him, he would have not known Juliet. When Juliet and Friar Lawrence make plans for her to escape with Romeo by having a sleeping potion, the letter Friar Lawrence sent did not reach Romeo. Romeo instead found out Juliet was dead and in anger and sadness brought a “distilled liquor” (IV, i, 95) which he was to use when he reached Juliet. It is presumed Romeo never received the letter when Friar Lawrence says “o, much I fear some ill unthrifty thing (V, iii, 140).” Romeo says “the drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die (V, ii, 120)” and he drinks the potion just before Juliet awakens from her sleeping potion. Fate was inevitable death for these two characters but in life of death they were still destined to be together and fate itself stays constant throughout the …show more content…
The prince of Verona has huge power over his citizens which effects Romeo and Juliet’s relationship together and Juliet’s parents hold such strong power over her, her decisions and her relationships it drives her to take drastic measures in order to take her life back. The Prince had the power to order the guards to stop fighting and when Romeo is found guilty of killing Tybalt the prince of Verona sends him into exile. The prince says “and for that offence immediately we do exile him hence (III,ii, 181).” No one but the prince would have the power to exile Romeo and it makes a huge change in his life. Juliet’s father holds lot of parental power of her. He makes huge life decisions for her by forcing her to marry Paris. He says “unworthy as she is, that we have wrought so worthy a gentleman to be her bride (III,V,148).” The powers staked against these two characters cause them to think irrationally and ultimately causes there death.
Overall, it is demonstrated that the forces of love, fate and power affect the lives of the characters in Romeo and Juliet. The love between them is shown throughout life and through death and between many different characters, fate is stacked against them, leading them to their unfortunate death and lastly the power of others and the decisions they make for the two main characters change their lives