Fate In Romeo And Juliet Essay

In Romeo and Juliet, the theme of fate was used throughout the play. Fate is an uncontrollable plan, destined to happen, that cannot be determined by a person themselves.(dictionary.com) Fate determined many things for the two characters that are in love. It determined when they saw each other for the first time and whether or not Romeo got the news that Juliet was not actually dead near the end of the play. The overall main thing fate brought upon Romeo and Juliet was their tragic death. Romeo and Juliet’s first meeting, news about Juliet’s fake death, and the couple’s horrendous ending was all created by the theme of fate. If it weren’t for fate, Romeo and Juliet would not have met each other. Romeo saw Juliet when he was walking down the street. Later, when he found out about the Capulet feast, he decided to go, because he knew Juliet was going to be there. At the feast, Romeo approached Juliet, talked to her, and kissed her. Reacting to the kiss, Juliet says that she has taken a sin from his lips. “Then have my lips the sin that they have took”(Shakespeare). Romeo’s fate was destined to meet Juliet, despite how he felt before he went to the feast.

Before Romeo, Mercutio, and Benvolio entered the feast, Romeo stated that he feared that some sort of destiny or fate will start its path and cut his life short. “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 despisèd life closed in my breast by some vile forfeit of untimely death”(Shakespeare). Romeo sensed that tragedy will strike in the near future concerning him and possibly others. This gives us a glimpse of what Romeo’s and maybe even Juliet’s fate could turn out to be. Sooner or later, this foreshadowed fate leads us into the tragic death of the two lovers, Romeo and