Doomed Fate In Romeo And Juliet

In the play, Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet are portrayed as “star-crossed lovers” that are doomed by fate to a tragic end. However, the effects of their actions are caused by their bad decisions, not by the consequences of their allegedly-doomed fate. William Shakespeare made it seem as if Romeo and Juliet were never destined to be together, and that their future was doomed from the start. Romeo came from the Montague family, and Juliet came from the Capulets. The two families were in a never-ending feud of hate and disrespect for one another. When the two young souls came across one another and fell in love, it was inevitable for a doomed ending to come since they belonged to the families none other than

Because of their impulsiveness, they made many rash decisions that caused a horrible snowball effect of bad consequences. For example, when Romeo snuck into the Capulets’ orchard, he said, “I have night’s cloak to hide me from their eyes, / And but thou love me, let them find me here,” (2.2.75-76). Juliet had warned him that if any of her family caught him here in Capulet territory, they would outright murder him. Romeo, being young and carefree, ignored that statement and decided to linger longer to spend more time with Juliet. Juliet also showed her impulsiveness when she agreed to marry with Romeo and said, “If that thy bent of love be honorable, / Thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow,” (2.2.143-144). After just meeting Romeo the same night, Juliet did not hesitate when Romeo proposed marriage. She was quick to say yes, and they both agreed to get married in secret. This was the first main event that caused their future to go downhill. Instead of bringing the two feuding families together, this secret marriage hurt the families more. Because neither family was aware of the marriage, it was not a proper marriage, and the lack of knowledge of their marriage was a major key factor in the tragic turn of events. Expectedly, Romeo’s actions led to a very bad punishment. When Mercutio was slain, and Romeo killed Tybalt in return, he cried out, “Oh, I am fortune’s fool!” (3.1.132) If Romeo had

They made their decisions very quickly, and carried out things that would eventually hurt them in the long scheme of things. Like teenagers today, they did not consider all the consequences before taking actions that they did. They were carefree and reckless, and made some of the most important decisions in life as if they were just throwing pebbles in a pond like it was no big deal. If the two had been more careful with their actions, and attempted a marriage with their parents’ approval, their story could’ve ended with a much happier ending. Therefore, it was not fate that brought them the tragic ending they had. It was most definitely their bad choices and actions that led to the downfall of their