Who Is To Blame For Romeo And Juliet's Death

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Confucius once said, “Death and life have their determined appointment”(Fate & Destiny). Some things are just meant to happen. Just like Romeo and Juliet were destined to find each other and fall in love. They would soon welcome their inevitable death. Fate is at fault for the death of Romeo and Juliet because they met at the party, Juliet just happened to come to the balcony, and everything worked out so badly before Juliet awakened from her potion. Throughout the entire play, fate had something to contribute to their deaths. Fate was on their heels from the very beginning. Romeo was down after being heartbroken by Rosaline. As a result, he was pressured into going to the Capulet’s party. Second thoughts creeped through Romeo’s mind, but he went anyway. In the play, Romeo states, “I’ll go along, no such sight to be shown, But to rejoice in splendor of mine own”(1.2.103-104). This means Romeo makes the decision to go with his friends. This is where Juliet and Romeo meet in spite of fate at this event. If Romeo had not gone they never would have met at all. Things were aligning just perfectly. …show more content…

Romeo wants to seek out the stunning girl he met at the Capulet’s party. He jumps the orchard wall hoping to lay his eyes on the beautiful mistress. Juliet just happens to walk out onto her balcony while Romeo is there. While she is coming to the balcony, Romeo says the famous quote, “But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun”(2.2.1-2). If Juliet had not come to the balcony, they may have never talked again and had no chance to plan their secret marriage. This could ultimately lead to their suicides. The traces of fate were present until the

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