“ A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life..” (Prologue, line 6) Shakespeare told the audience that Romeo and Juliet were going to die before it even happened. During the play Shakespeare shows how one can not control one's life, it is all in the hands of fate. He shows this when Romeo and Juliet first meet, when Tybalt fights Mercutio and when Lord Capulet forces Juliet to get married to Paris.
Upon Romeo’s arrival at the party Tybalt recognized his voice, he was going to kill Romeo but Lord Capulet stopped him because of what the prince said “ If you ever disturb our streets again, your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace..” ( Act 1, scene 1, line 94-95) When Juliet walked in the room it took Romeo’s breath away it was love at first sight. Later that night Romeo went up to her balcony and asked her to marry him,they were to get married the next morning. This was fate's first way of trying to put its plan in motion, if only Lord Capulet had let Tybalt kill Romeo right there, fate wouldn’t have got what it wanted, but fate always gets what it wants no matter what it will always find a loophole. It is destined for them to commit suicide it is written in the stars. Romeo says he fears that desperate to happen will be set in motion that night. ” I fear, too early, for my mind
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He does this without realizing that Juliet wasn’t dead. He commits suicide to attempt to be with Juliet, even if it's in death. When Juliet awakens she finds Romeo dead, she makes a reckless decision and kills herself, blaming it on her fate. Before dying Friar Laurence tells her that a higher power (fate), has ruined their plan and that they cannot contradict this power. In the end fate always has a way, we cannot contradict it, whether we like it or