Romeo And Juliet Choices Essay

The Choices of Romeo and Juliet Does fate or personal choices decide your life for you? The play Romeo and Juliet is a tragic love story about a couple that is meant to be, but their families are enemies. Personal choices and fate both impact the characters in many ways. It was Romeo’s personal choice to go to the Capulet party. “I’ll go along, no such sight to be shown, I but to rejoice in splendor of mine own” (193). If Romeo didn’t decide to go to the party, then he would've never met Juliet and he would of never fell in love with her. “I pray can you read…” (192). If the servant didn’t ask Romeo if he knew how to read, then Romeo wouldn’t have known about the party. Friar Laurence’s personal choice was wanting to marry Romeo and Juliet. “Come, come with me, and we will make short work; For, by your leaves, you shall not stay alone till Holy Church incorporate two in one” (226). He is saying that the marriage will work because he is agreeing to marry them. “In one respect I’ll thy assistant be; I for this alliance may so happy prove I to turn …show more content…
“Thursday is near; lay hand on heart, advise: / An you be mine, I’ll give you to my friend you be not, hang, beg” (249). Juliet is being forced to marry a man she doesn’t love. “And I will do it without fear or doubt,/ to live an unstained life to my sweet life” (255). She is willing to drink the potion if it will result in her marrying Paris. If Juliet didn’t agree to drinking the potion, then she would of had to marry Paris. In conclusion, personal choices and fate both impact Romeo and Juliet. If Romeo didn’t decide on going to the Capulet party, Friar Lawrence agreeing to marry Romeo and Juliet, and Juliet agreeing to drink the potion didn’t happen then everything would be different. Personal choices and fate led them to their deaths. Your life may already be decided for you, but do personal choices also change your