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    prologue of Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare describes Romeo and Juliet as “star-crossed lovers”. Star-crossed lovers means a pair of lovers who have a set destiny and whose have lives that are set by the stars, or fate. Since they met the stars destined for them to have a tragic end to their relationship. Throughout this play, fate plays a prominent role in Romeo and Juliet’s meeting, their falling in love, and their deaths. The idea that fate and the stars control these star-crossed lovers is first truly seen when Romeo and Juliet meet. The idea is developed when Romeo just so happens to be asked by a servant to read an invitation to a party at the Capulet’s house that a girl he had fallen for, Rosaline, was going to, so…

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    Fate is a series of events that is out of a person’s control, these events can lead to something great or something absolutely horrible. In Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, Romeo and Juliet, two ill-fated lovers who were not in the best hands of fate. Fate was ultimately responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Firstly, fate began in the very beginning of the play. Love sicken Romeo grieves over his love for Rosaline. Unfortunately, Rosaline didn’t feel the same about him. “Why, such…

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    intriguing aspect, in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, is the role that fate plays in the final outcome of the lovers. This is prominent in the following: when Romeo meets Juliet, when Tybalt and Mercutio die and Romeo is banished and finally, when Friar Laurence’s letter about Juliet fails to reach Romeo. All of these events, as well as many others are connected. Unfortunately for Romeo and Juliet, this theme is so dominant that it leads to their ultimate demise. To begin, there are…

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    In William Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet, the story tells readers about their tragic fate in the end of their star-crossed love. With every choice the characters made it only showed the outcome of what would so be their deaths, and this is a sign of fate and their fate is dying in the end of the story. The play seems to be outlined with the same ending despite the choices they made. First of all, Romeo and Juliet's fate plays a tragic fate in the play, therefore, this meaning that they…

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    Romeo and Juliet: Did Fate Really Have An Impact? Ashita Tripathi Were the deaths of Romeo and Juliet fate? Or was it because of other actions, like communication, or lack thereof? These questions have been pondered by many, and according to Sara Deats, author of “Isolation, Miscommunication, and Adolescent Suicide In The Play”, their deaths were because of the lack of elucidation, the feelings of isolation, loneliness, anger, guilt, and different opinions between parents and children.…

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    Greek Mythology, the Fates were three sisters who had the power to control one 's destiny. Their names were Clotho, who spins the thread of life; Lachesis, who determines how long you will live; and Atropos, who cuts the thread of life with her scissors and decides how you will die. The Fates would visit the house three days after a baby was born, stand over the crib, and determine the child’s fate and life. In Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, it seems that the sisters did indeed visit…

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    Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet’s, dreams were destroyed. A common question that is asked when reading this love story is, did Romeo have the power to choose what he wanted to do or was he destined to play his part in this tragedy? The hope Romeo and Juliet getting married and living happily ever after was crushed. Fate plays the role of a watchdog right from the start. Destiny, a greater power, takes control and signals the outcome of the star-crossed lovers story. Romeo’s fate forces him…

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    Romeo and Juliet Essay: Fate fools the lovers Many people may not believe that fate is something that does not truthfully exist. People in our world want to use their own power to change the future. They do not believe that anything is meant to be happened. In William Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, fate is the crucial force that creates the plot. The story line is complicated and thrilling because of how fate affects two lovers. The reason tragedies happens in the play is also fate. Fate…

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    The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is a play by William Shakespeare that is about love between two teenagers, Romeo and Juliet. It is not your typical love story. They saw each other on a street and fell in love. They spent time together at a Capulet party. After a long night together, Romeo and Juliet were met with an obstacle. The obstacle was that their families were sworn enemies. This lead to events that would soon end the two’s life. Fate v Free/Will was the theme of the play and set up the…

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    and fate plays one of the dominant roles in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet love story. Fate and free will are responsible for a lot of conflicts that happened throughout the play. Shakespeare gives a hint to the audience about the doom of the couple by saying in the prologue that “a pair of star-crossed lovers take their life.” (Prologue pg.23) Romeo and Juliet’s love is “dead-marked” which means that their love will bring their death. From the beginning, fate allows Romeo and Juliet to fall in…

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