Fate Control In Romeo And Juliet

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“There is no such thing as an accident; it is fate misnamed” -Napoleon Bonaparte. Hundreds of years ago Napoleon Bonaparte preached that fate controlled our lives. Hundreds of years before him, Shakespeare preached that fate was the determining factor of our destiny. To this very day, four-hundred and two years after the death of shakespeare, fate is still in control of the lives of many people. Romeo and Juliet is a tragic love story between two characters whom are Fated to be together for eternity. While the characters made few decision upon themselves, in the end fate is in complete control of what they do, it is their destiny. The theme of Romeo and Juliet is Fate is truly, ultimately responsible for our destiny.
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Juliet or Romeo could not control their attraction to one another, just as well as they cannot control what one another look like. Juliet could not control, that nature had formed “the spirit of a friend in mortal paradise of such sweet flesh” (III,ii,80). It is out of the control of any to choose the way they look. Romeo had no control over being born a Montague just a Juliet was born a Capulet. Fate is in control of the way you look, and the way you are raised. Romeo had to kill Tybalt, otherwise be killed. Romeo is absolutely incapable of controlling Tybalt’s actions, and Tybalt’s hatred towards him. The same way Juliet is unable to control Romeo’s handsome looks and kind personality. It is only …show more content…

After Romeo was exiled, Juliet was to be married to Paris. Juliet tried to protest the betrothal, but he voice was unheard. The only way for Juliet to see, “Romeo, Romeo, Romeo” ever again and truly be happy was to fake her own death and drink a potion which would do that for her. While Juliet chose “to drink to thee [Romeo]” she really had no choice. If she had choose not to drink the potion, she would never again see Romeo, the one person she is truly meant to be with. She could drink the potion and live happily with the one man she loves, or not drink the potion and live a doomed life filled with only regret, not happiness. Her fate and the one person she loves led her to drink that potion, not her free will. It is only

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