William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
Within the play of Romeo and Juliet fate is very important and is
often mentioned. The events that lead up to the deaths of the couple
could either be seen as bad luck or a direct result of Romeo and
Juliet's own personalities and actions.
The prologue tells us the story in advance, allowing us to overview
the actions of the couple. We know from this prologue that Romeo and
Juliet are spoken of as 'star-crossed' and that fate is supposedly
against them. The prologue tells us that the deaths of the
'star-crossed lovers' is the only way to end their 'parents rage.' In
this essay I am going to discuss the references to fate within the
play and to what extent fate, Romeo and Juliet's own personalities and
actions and the actions and personalities of different people around
them are responsible for the lover's tragic end.
The first reference to fate is made even before the play really
begins, when the chorus tells us, 'from forth the fatal loins of these
two foes a pair of star-crossed lovers take their life' This
implication suggesting that even before the play has begun it is fate
driven, the chorus also tells us that 'lovers take their life' here
Shakespeare is telling us the ending before the beginning.
Romeo himself refers to fate when he is about to enter the Capulet's
party, (act 1, scene 4) he says; 'I dreamt a dream tonight' here Romeo
uses premonition. He is almost telling the reader that something bad
may happen and predicting his own death. Later in the scene Romeo
expresses a sense of doom for he 'fears too early….some consequences
yet hanging in the stars' shall bitterly lead...
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...age,' Unlike girls at this time Juliet is not playing
'hard to get,' not only does she allow Romeo to kiss her but she
encourages him to do so again by complementing him 'you kiss by the
book,' again proving that she knows exactly what she wants.
If Juliet was not like this then the play may not have taken the same
course it did….
Within this essay I have explained and discussed the many references
to fate and talked about to what extent Romeo, Juliet and other
characters in the play may be held responsible for the couple's tragic
end. I believe that I wasn't one or the other that cause death of the
pair but the lethal combination of everybody's personalities, actions
and fate itself. In the play each character made individual choices
and actions, resulting in the awful love tragedy which is Romeo and
Juliet.
Within the play of Romeo and Juliet fate is very important and is
often mentioned. The events that lead up to the deaths of the couple
could either be seen as bad luck or a direct result of Romeo and
Juliet's own personalities and actions.
The prologue tells us the story in advance, allowing us to overview
the actions of the couple. We know from this prologue that Romeo and
Juliet are spoken of as 'star-crossed' and that fate is supposedly
against them. The prologue tells us that the deaths of the
'star-crossed lovers' is the only way to end their 'parents rage.' In
this essay I am going to discuss the references to fate within the
play and to what extent fate, Romeo and Juliet's own personalities and
actions and the actions and personalities of different people around
them are responsible for the lover's tragic end.
The first reference to fate is made even before the play really
begins, when the chorus tells us, 'from forth the fatal loins of these
two foes a pair of star-crossed lovers take their life' This
implication suggesting that even before the play has begun it is fate
driven, the chorus also tells us that 'lovers take their life' here
Shakespeare is telling us the ending before the beginning.
Romeo himself refers to fate when he is about to enter the Capulet's
party, (act 1, scene 4) he says; 'I dreamt a dream tonight' here Romeo
uses premonition. He is almost telling the reader that something bad
may happen and predicting his own death. Later in the scene Romeo
expresses a sense of doom for he 'fears too early….some consequences
yet hanging in the stars' shall bitterly lead...
... middle of paper ...
...age,' Unlike girls at this time Juliet is not playing
'hard to get,' not only does she allow Romeo to kiss her but she
encourages him to do so again by complementing him 'you kiss by the
book,' again proving that she knows exactly what she wants.
If Juliet was not like this then the play may not have taken the same
course it did….
Within this essay I have explained and discussed the many references
to fate and talked about to what extent Romeo, Juliet and other
characters in the play may be held responsible for the couple's tragic
end. I believe that I wasn't one or the other that cause death of the
pair but the lethal combination of everybody's personalities, actions
and fate itself. In the play each character made individual choices
and actions, resulting in the awful love tragedy which is Romeo and
Juliet.