Evitable Fate The universal force can be limited by the actions of humans. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, is a tragic, dramatic play that shows the awful outcome of love between two immature teens. In this play, the families of the two lovers are main rivals in the city of Verona. The rivalry families have a tension between each other that would oppose the love between Romeo and Juliet. Although fate has a part in the tragic play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare mainly focuses on the mistakes of the characters. Human mistakes are easier to point out rather than fate. A large amount of readers debate that fate is the main factor of the tragedy, but the tragic play focuses more on the human mistakes and how they are more functional in the cause of the tragedy.The unfortunate events of the “star-crossed lovers” has to do with more than just fate. Shakespeare refers to the mistakes made by Romeo that caused many problems in many directions. Romeo slays Tybalt in revenge of Mercutio , “Alive in triumph! And Mercutio Slain! Away to heaven, respective lenity, and fire-eyed fury be my conduct now! Now, Tybalt, take the villain back again, that late …show more content…
If Romeo and Juliet, along with their family members, made smarter decisions, the conflict that remained among the families could have been settled peacefully; however, each character acted upon his/her own selfish reasons which eventually lead to the death of Romeo and Juliet. In the end, the decision of each individual contributed to the tragedy altogether and ultimately overcame the fate that is supposedly remained throughout the