A long, ancient feud between the Montague and Capulet families disrupts the city of Verona and causes tragic consequences for the star-crossed lovers; Romeo and Juliet. They passionately fall in love, but unfortunately cannot be publicly united. A secret marriage forces the two to mature rapidly, because Juliet is to be wed to another. Juliet takes a sleeping potion that causes her appear dead for nearly two days, so in this time, Romeo is to be told that she is still alive; however, he was not so he illegally purchased a poison so that he could be with Juliet in death. He goes to her tomb and kills himself with the poison. When Juliet awakens, she sees Romeo’s lifeless body and kills herself. Their eternal love, was predestined by fate and it’s cause was to end the Montague and Capulet rivalry. According to the prologue, it states that “ From forth the fatal loins of these two foes / A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life.” (Prologue , 5-6) It would truly mean that they’re stars are predetermined to have Romeo and Juliet cross paths before where they were even born ; and ended with their respective deaths. Around Shakespeare's time period with astrology, stars were considered the determinant of one’s destiny. There could be more possible explanation about why Romeo and Juliet died and what would've happened differently. What if Romeo did not go to the Capulet's party and met Juliet there? What if she married Count Paris instead? Because of the pair’s infatuation with each other, it led to many unintentionally disastrous events between the pair. The rushed romance amidst the tragic couple did not create a positive outcome in terms of love and life, but it may have killed the hate that was looming within their correspondin...
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...ho fell in love. The interrelationship between the two required a more natural start and closure than a consummately rushed one. Because of that it lacked the tragedy and sorrow for the characters. With their intentions, Romeo and Juliet tried to keep their marriage retained, but their fates were already sealed. Fate is not only the predominant cause of Romeo and Juliet’s deaths, but the two as mentioned before contributed as well into their own demise.
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There are many forces in the tragic play of Romeo and Juliet that are keeping the two young, passionate lovers apart, all emanating from one main reason. In this essay I will discuss these as well as how love, in the end, may have been the cause that led to the tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Their strong attraction to each other, which some call fate, determines where their forbidden love will take them.
A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life. Whole misadventured piteous overthrows Do their deaths bury their parents' strife? -Chorus As these words echoed through the hall of the Globe theatre, little did William Shakespeare know that this tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, would be examined and admired by playwrights for decades to come. So does fate play a major part in this tragedy?
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The Deaths of Romeo and Juliet Was it just one person’s fault, or a mixture? In this essay, I will include many different reasons as to why Romeo and Juliet die. I will explain in detail each point and put forward my own opinions. I will use quotes to back up each point and explain why the historical context is relevant.
Romeo & Juliet Romeo and Juliet was a tragedy, but it did not have to be. Many things could have been done to prevent their deaths. Many characters contributed to their deaths. The sole character that was responsible for their deaths is Friar Lawrence. Friar Lawrence is responsible for the deaths of the lovers because he was secretive with their relationship, he was unable communicate effectively, and he had a cowardly persona.
...cides. Romeo and Juliet were fated to serve a greater purpose: Despite attempts at controlling their destiny, they ended the feud between their families with death, revealing the story was destined to become a tragedy from the start. From the prologue, every event Romeo and Juliet fell into led to their unavoidable deaths. However, if the two had not killed themselves, the Capulets and the Montagues would have most likely kept fighting forever. The “star-crossed lovers” (I.I.VI) served a greater purpose, and created finer days for the generations of Capulets and Montagues thereafter. Not many individuals choose to conform to their fate in order to serve their purpose, but in the end, we must succumb to our fate, despite any circumstances we have. Our destiny is not always revealed to us, as in Romeo and Juliet, yet the stars always finds a way to fulfill our destiny.
Romeo and Juliet is widely known to be a tragedy, but what caused the atrocity for which it is so renowned? Some may argue fate was to blame for Romeo’s and Juliet’s deaths, that the situations these young lovers faced were depicted as being out of their control. Could Romeo have refused to attend the Capulet masque? Was Romeo destined to duel the raging Tybalt? Did Romeo and Juliet truly have to kill themselves? If one considers the specific circumstances and causes of these situations, the fact that all scenarios are the result of choice rather than chance, and the notion that the characters were never left without options, only one conclusion can be determined. It was unarguably the decisions made by characters, not those made by fate, that were responsible for the tragedy in Romeo and Juliet.
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Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is often referred to as a classic love story. It is a story of love at first sight and fighting between families. The classic is a true tragedy because of the way it is created. Romeo and Juliet is an Aristotelian tragedy because it clearly follows the model shown by Aristotle. All aspects of the plot and characters perfectly follow way Aristotle defined. The plot follows the events that need to occur and the main characters have a flaw. Pity and fear is felt for the characters throughout the play. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is a true Aristotelian tragedy because of the characters, plot, and the fact that it triggers pity and fear.
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Two lovers lay dead on the ground. One with a wisp of poison on his breath, and the other with a dagger inside her. In the prologue, Shakespeare reveals to us that two star-crossed lovers die because of their families’ ongoing feud. When the two families discover what has happened and how they caused it, the families agree to end the feud and no longer quarrel. Was Romeo’s and Juliet’s death at the hand of the family in the form of fate, or did their choices cause this tragedy? In the play, Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, free will is more dominant than fate in the outcome of the play and is shown by Juliet’s actions, Romeo’s actions, and the actions of others.
Just as the Friar says in the beginning of the Shakespeare play, Romeo and Juliet, “Wisely and slowly, they stumble that run fast.” (II.iii.94). this was a sign of foreshadowing for for the death of the lovers, Romeo and Juliet. Even though fate was a factor that had contributed to a tragic end, there was also personal choice involved, and ultimately, the story may have had a different ending if it weren’t for the flaws of the lovers and their inability to have a grip on reality in dire circumstances. Over the course of the play, the lovers from the conflicting households have not matured and remain rather static in development. Furthermore, in this tragedy, the only son of the montages remains rather childlike, Juliet still seems immature and their relationship over all seems more like a play act on lover rather then something mature and sustainable. Overall, from start to finish, Romeo and Juliet were living in the moment, being absurd and silly rather then focusing on the future and trying to work problems out effectively.
The first point of tragedy is right in the prologue to act 1 where it states that Romeo and Juliet are already doomed, it is a catastrophe of unawareness “From forth the fatal loins of these two foes/A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life,” (prologue act 1.5-6). Before the story even begins, before the characters are even established its already stated that two “star-crossed lovers take their life,”. Star crossed lovers are two people who love each other are doomed, the stars which are believed to tell one’s fate are crossed so they do not align therefore are not ment to be lovers. This is a catastrophe of unawareness because neither Romeo or Juliet know that they are star crossed, they think they can be together peacefully. Due to their unawareness they still believe it will all work out because they are in love “And what love can do, that dares love attempt./Therefore, thy kinsmen are no stop to me.” (Romeo. II.2.68-69) Here Romeo is saying that he is in love and a man in love can do anything, therefore his enemies or ...