In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, a pair of teenage lovers is introduced, whose love leads to their tragic demise. Whilst Romeo and Juliet are responsible for their own behaviours, Shakespeare demonstrates that other factors beyond their control contribute to their predicament. Being from opposing families, the toxic feud greatly influences Romeo and Juliet’s relationship. In addition, the concept of fate does not fall lightly on the lovers, however, it is evident that the lovers’ behaviour help leads to their unfortunate outcome of their relationship.
Through the exposure of passionate hate between Romeo and Juliet’s families, Shakespeare reveals the significant impact of the feud. This feud has been the result of the irresponsible …show more content…
As predetermined in the prologue, the eponymous character’s relationship is destined to fail as fate makes them “star-crossed lovers.” Shakespeare addresses this before the play has begun to play with the idea of fate and question to what extent are actions and outcomes are preordained. The first meeting of Romeo and Juliet is due to Capulet’s illiterate servant asking Romeo to read the invitation list, in which he sees Rosaline’s name. The timing of Romeo being in the right place in the right time is the result of fate destining the two to meet and fall in love. Nonetheless, after their first meeting, events and outcomes turn downhill. Romeo becomes a “fortune’s fool” and a victim to fate when he kills Tybalt and later banishes from Verona. Romeo and Juliet’s tragic ends do not meet their end by their own defects but because fate, which marks them as “death-marked.” Shakespeare conveys fate as unpredictable, yet always leading to the same ending. Throughout the play, Romeo and Juliet consistently have ill feelings which follows the idea of foreshadowing. Romeo believes that their love is “hanging in the stars”, while Juliet says a “faint cold fear thrills through [her] veins.” Additionally, Mercutio shouts “a plague on both [the family’s] houses”, foreshadowing what is to come for the title couple. Shakespeare uses these premonitions and foreshadowing to reinforce the significance of fate. The notion of fate permeates many of the events which leads to Romeo and Juliet’s
Through the exposure of passionate hate between Romeo and Juliet’s families, Shakespeare reveals the significant impact of the feud. This feud has been the result of the irresponsible …show more content…
As predetermined in the prologue, the eponymous character’s relationship is destined to fail as fate makes them “star-crossed lovers.” Shakespeare addresses this before the play has begun to play with the idea of fate and question to what extent are actions and outcomes are preordained. The first meeting of Romeo and Juliet is due to Capulet’s illiterate servant asking Romeo to read the invitation list, in which he sees Rosaline’s name. The timing of Romeo being in the right place in the right time is the result of fate destining the two to meet and fall in love. Nonetheless, after their first meeting, events and outcomes turn downhill. Romeo becomes a “fortune’s fool” and a victim to fate when he kills Tybalt and later banishes from Verona. Romeo and Juliet’s tragic ends do not meet their end by their own defects but because fate, which marks them as “death-marked.” Shakespeare conveys fate as unpredictable, yet always leading to the same ending. Throughout the play, Romeo and Juliet consistently have ill feelings which follows the idea of foreshadowing. Romeo believes that their love is “hanging in the stars”, while Juliet says a “faint cold fear thrills through [her] veins.” Additionally, Mercutio shouts “a plague on both [the family’s] houses”, foreshadowing what is to come for the title couple. Shakespeare uses these premonitions and foreshadowing to reinforce the significance of fate. The notion of fate permeates many of the events which leads to Romeo and Juliet’s