In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare introduces two lovers that are drawn to each other immediately. Although he demonstrates that Romeo and Juliet are not the only influences of their problems, their actions and decisions also contribute to their predicaments’. These complications arise from the feud created from generations before as their families aren’t speaking. Also, the fate and foreshadowing carried out through play. But additionally, as these two young adults are inexperienced and think quickly about their actions.
Through the complications exposed by the feud, Shakespeare reveals that this contributes to Romeo and Juliet’s troubles. The feud between the two families causes the death of two ‘star crossed lovers’. Although they are from different worlds Romeo and Juliet fell in love without even knowing each other identify which shows how madly they had fallen for each other. This makes them more egger to disobey their own families to
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Shown in the play, this theme of fate has caused for serious matters to occur leading to death. The pair of ‘star crossed lovers’ are straight away drawn to each other without knowing their family backgrounds. One example of fate is the ‘death marked love’ that is mentioned in the prologue which tells us that the passionate love Romeo and Juliet have for each other kills them. Similarly, before the eponymous couple met, Romeo was asked to read an invitation. If it wasn’t for this, he would not have been invited to the Capulet ball which meant he would never have met Juliet. Also, after the party Juliet had premonitions about the next time she sees Romeo ‘he will be dead in the bottom of a tomb’. These clear examples of foreshadowing clearly demonstrate that fate plays a large roll throughout their lives in the play. Overall in Romeo and Juliet fate is a very clear theme that instigated matters in a domino effect as
Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, is a story of two young lovers. These two hearts, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet belong to feuding families. The family feud causes them to keep their love a secret and therefore only Romeo, Juliet, Benvolio, the Nurse and Friar Lawrence know of their love. Romeo and Juliet are able to look past the feud and let themselves fall in mad love with the other. They let themselves do almost anything for the other and at times it seems like too much to do, even for the one they love. Although fate and character traits play a key role in the play, ultimately Rome and Juliet’s personal choices lead to their downfall.Fate originates all of the conflicts in Romeo and Juliet, from when they met until they die.
In one of the most greatest and most tragic love stories in the world named Romeo and Juliet was created and written by William Shakespeare or what he was referred to as the ( Bard ). And basically it explains how two of the most richest families, in the city of Verona, battle with each other because of both wealth, and dominance over the land. And that the anger of both families will live on for the rest of their lives. Until one day that all changed, because of two of the families children named Romeo and Juliet had a “ love at first sight “, and that they loved each other so much that they refused that their parents had an opinion over their love. However after both families grew more angrier, and were filled with rage, because of the deaths of many of their family members, they banished one of the lovers which caused a lot obstacles in the lover's path which also lead to the death of both of them. Even though the parents couldn’t stop their kids own demised they instead made peace with each other and tried to give a better life for both of their families. So that they couldn’t make the same
Fate plays a major role in the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. The prologue describes Romeo’s and Juliet’s fate, which we see come up many times later on in the play. Throughout the play, Romeo and Juliet unwittingly realize they cannot exist in such reality and that a tragic fate awaits them. The two families, the Montagues and the Capulets continue being rivals all the way to the end of the play until the inevitable event takes its place.
...an run away together. Fate, however, intervenes causing Romeo to take his life before Juliet awakens, thus also resulting in the suicide of Juliet. Tracing back to before Romeo receives news of Juliet’s supposed death, one can see more clearly where fate definitely acts as a factor in the deaths. While waiting for Balthasar, Romeo delivers a small soliloquy in which he recalls a dream he recently had: “I dreamt my lady came and found me dead” (V. i. l. 6). Romeo’s dream, perhaps a warning, predicts the future, as only fate can accurately do. Too many coincidental events occur, altering many lives, and many people search for answers, but the real answer lies somewhere deep within.
In the beginning of the play it is told, “A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life;” (Prologue.6) this sentence indicates that from the very beginning the fate of Romeo and Juliet is written in the stars. Their fate was to fall in love and die with a passion in order to end their family’s feud. Since their fate was bond in a silent promise it might be a reason for their meeting at the Capulet’s party. Romeo, who is broken-hearted, did not feel like joining Mercutio at all until seen Rosaline’s name upon the invitation list. The first meeting between Romeo and Juliet was a memorable one. The two lovers locked eyes and as if fate, fell head-over-heels in love with each other. Romeo forgot at once all about his once beloved Rosaline and Juliet abandoning her thoughts of marrying Paris. The lovers moved too fast and were too rash in their decision-making, but as fate would have it’s way and the two decided to marry right the next day. Right the next morning Mercutio and Tybalt engage in a heated duel. When Romeo arrived on the scene he was still light-headed and giddy from just marrying Juliet and therefore causing him to be soft and loving towards Tybalt. As Mercutio and Tybalt fight a giddy Romeo runs to separate the fight and fate would yet again let Tybalt kill Mercutio as mainly an accident. Romeo been mad and angered due to the loss of his best friend jumps in and demands to fight Tybalt and slews Tybalt. The night before everything was fine but now Romeo is banished and Juliet is short of a cousin and a husband. Many of Romeo’s actions were rash and uncalled for but as a result to fate it all ties together to the beginning of Romeo and Juliet’s story.
“Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare is a play about two lovers from different families that have an internal feud between them. It ends in both lovers, Romeo and Juliet, committing suicide as they could not openly live with each other. An important idea in this play is that of the impetuosity of youth and the rash decisions that young people may make. This idea is continuously brought up throughout the play and is explored through the concepts of overreacting and being blinded by anger, desperation in forbidden love and taking your life for love.
Fate is one of the main themes in Romeo and Juliet, described as having power over many of the events in the play. Fate is often called upon, and blamed for tragic things that happen. Human weakness, the loss of self-control, is always the direct cause of a bad choice, and not fate itself. one of the most noted event is where fate is blamed for an accident, is when Romeo cries out the he by all accounts is fortune's fool. He claims that fate has brought on Mercutio's death, and has lead him to kill Tybalt in payback.
People do unintelligent actions for the ones they love and care about. For example, Romeo and Juliet both killed themselves for each other in the play Romeo and Juliet. The stunning part in the story is that the two lovers are not the only ones at fault for their disastrous deaths. The family and friends that cared about Romeo and Juliet could be the main causes why the lovers are dead. What you do have consequences that you can not take back or take it for granted.
During Elizabethan times, marriage was not intended to be for the purpose of loving your partner, it was mainly about carrying the family name and marrying into wealth and success. Also, throughout these times, children were completely “owned” by their parents and were to obey their wishes. There was many consequences that could root from breaking your parents rules in this era, but as seen in Romeo and Juliet, the two teens did not care what rules or wishes they were breaking as long as they were with each other.
Imagine the person you love is your most hated enemy’s daughter/son how would you react, would you let the feud get between you two or ignore it and still love each other. People are trying blame Friar Lawrence for his death but they don’t know that he gave Juliet a warning that the risks she would be taking are dangerous but she threatened to kill herself so he had no choice but to come up with a plan that involves a potion. Romeo was also dealing with problems before that happened because Tybalt murdered Mercutio and despite Juliet he let hatred get in the way and he killed Tybalt which resulted in Romeo getting banished from Verona which left Romeo and Juliet in shock, they tried to some up with a plan to help them
Romeo and Juliet is renowned as William Shakespeare’s most archetypal love story in English literature. The influence of love on the characters is exhibited both negatively and positively. It can be admired from the audience and the author itself that the bonds between Romeo and Juliet are so strong, despite their family’s rivalry. However, Shakespeare illustrates young love as ‘irrational’ and ‘inconsistent’. Love was also the unifying factor that aided the feud between the rivalling households. Though, Shakespeare writes Romeo and Juliet as a cautionary tale, demonstrating the consequences which arise and are provoked by love. These positive and negative factors regarding love have differing influences and outcomes on various characters
Ultimately, Romeo and Juliet become embodiments of impulsiveness. Through their rash words and actions in the tragedy “Romeo and Juliet”, Shakespeare sets forth that both are too hasty in their decisions, leading them into unfortunate events. As the plot unfolds, Romeo and Juliet’s futile love is torn apart by their family’s hate and animosity towards each other. Despite their constant struggle to let their love survive, it is doomed from the beginning of the tragedy. It is plain that lack of foresight and wisdom leads to disaster all around.
One major theme in Romeo and Juliet is fate derives your life. In the prologue the readers are disclosed that the story will end in a tragedy and Romeo and Juliet will “take their life.” During Act 1, scene 2, Benvolio, Mercutio, and Romeo “coincidentally” meet and is asked to read the invitation list by the Capulet’s servant. Romeo then gets an invitation to the Capulet’s party to meet his star crossed lover, Juliet. Another example of fate is at the end of the play. If Juliet woke up a few seconds earlier or if Romeo waited a few seconds, Juliet would have awakened and fled with Romeo. Finally, before Romeo entered the house of the Capulets he says in Act 1, scene 5 “I fear, too early, for my mind misgives. Some consequence yet hanging in the stars. Shall bitterly begin his fearful date. With this night’s revels, and expire the term. Of a despised life clos’d in my breast. By some vile forfeit of untimely death. But He that the steerage of my course. Direct my sail! On, lusty gentlemen!” Romeo is saying his life is already all planned out by fate and something bad is going to happen.
The vengeful families in Romeo and Juliet have been battling for many years, and yet it is for no apparent reason. Through an analysis of William Shakespeare’s play, the audience gains a greater understanding of the significance of generational conflict in the text and its impact on the play’s ending. It is the issue of generational conflict in Romeo and Juliet that causes the deaths of the ‘star crossed’ lovers because both lovers are from two different sides of the warring families. This can be seen through the Tybalt affect of hatred in Verona, families’ conflict, and the secrecy of the duo’s romance.
In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, a long feud between the Montague and Capulet families which disrupts the city of Verona. It is a tragic story of their blighted love between two young star-crossed lovers and of their parents’ feud continuing anger, which lead to their children’s deaths. Ultimately, their death has more to do with their rash actions, immaturity and poor support from families and friends than the action of others. These actions can be seen in the play itself displaying both families as well as the destruction and the toxic love that the two of them engage