Within the long journey that society calls ‘life’, rash decisions are constantly needed to be made in order for one to experience the several alternative outcomes. Likewise, a person who follows a map would still be required to choose between the various paths to attain their destination. Even the fixed object (map), representing destiny, could not prevent the process of choice. In “Romeo and Juliet”, fate and free will are both seen individually as dominant forces, however, they are not convinced to be the cause of the play’s tragic events altogether. In this case, many would debate against or for either forces/powers, overlooking the thought that they simultaneously affect the future of each character. Hence, the collision of choice and
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Foreshadowing is one of the many literary devices he utilizes to build anticipation in his readers. In Act 1, Scene 2, Benvolio encourages Romeo to remove Rosaline from his mind and to meet new women by saying “Take thou some new infection to thy eye, and the rank poison of the old will die.” It is not coincidental that Romeo’s ‘love’ for Rosaline had vanished immediately after his encounter with Juliet, just as Benvolio had said it would. In Act 5, Scene 1, Romeo speaks to himself about a dream he had had about “his lady coming to find him dead, and breathing such life with kisses in his lips.” With that being said, just moments later Balthasar enters to advise him that Juliet has ‘passed away’ and “sleeps in Capel’s monument.” By Scene 3, Romeo drinks the poison from the Apothecary and Juliet awakes seeing him dead. As presaged before, Juliet kisses him, while he sleeps, but instead of giving him life, they both fall into an eternal slumber. These types of indications reveal that the entire story would be based on fate, as though the characters were meant to come across these events. Other direct evidence that there is a predetermined course among the storyline is the prologue. The Chorus informs us at the very beginning that Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet are from two feuding families, thus unveiling the major obstacle that will occur. This leads to the …show more content…
Our impending future remains unknown and our choices will make up our final destiny. A brave, yet poor decision is made by Romeo, when he avenges Mercutio by killing Tybalt. Prince Escalus’s speech escapes his mind, as he fights with his life on the line. By chance, the prince weakens the punishment by simply banishing him from Verona and deporting him to Mantua. The consequence was announced publicly and candidly towards both raging families. The barriers between him and Juliet grow thicker, as haste and imprudent decisions are continued to be made by the naive children. Next, Juliet pursues with Friar Lawrence's plan to consume an elixir that will give her a death like appearance. Withal, she chose to take action on this risky scheme, and did not consult with her
Foreshadowing is one of the many literary devices he utilizes to build anticipation in his readers. In Act 1, Scene 2, Benvolio encourages Romeo to remove Rosaline from his mind and to meet new women by saying “Take thou some new infection to thy eye, and the rank poison of the old will die.” It is not coincidental that Romeo’s ‘love’ for Rosaline had vanished immediately after his encounter with Juliet, just as Benvolio had said it would. In Act 5, Scene 1, Romeo speaks to himself about a dream he had had about “his lady coming to find him dead, and breathing such life with kisses in his lips.” With that being said, just moments later Balthasar enters to advise him that Juliet has ‘passed away’ and “sleeps in Capel’s monument.” By Scene 3, Romeo drinks the poison from the Apothecary and Juliet awakes seeing him dead. As presaged before, Juliet kisses him, while he sleeps, but instead of giving him life, they both fall into an eternal slumber. These types of indications reveal that the entire story would be based on fate, as though the characters were meant to come across these events. Other direct evidence that there is a predetermined course among the storyline is the prologue. The Chorus informs us at the very beginning that Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet are from two feuding families, thus unveiling the major obstacle that will occur. This leads to the …show more content…
Our impending future remains unknown and our choices will make up our final destiny. A brave, yet poor decision is made by Romeo, when he avenges Mercutio by killing Tybalt. Prince Escalus’s speech escapes his mind, as he fights with his life on the line. By chance, the prince weakens the punishment by simply banishing him from Verona and deporting him to Mantua. The consequence was announced publicly and candidly towards both raging families. The barriers between him and Juliet grow thicker, as haste and imprudent decisions are continued to be made by the naive children. Next, Juliet pursues with Friar Lawrence's plan to consume an elixir that will give her a death like appearance. Withal, she chose to take action on this risky scheme, and did not consult with her