Fate vs free will is a concept in media when a character is destined to a fate and can’t change anything about it. In the Shakespearean tragedy, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, fate vs free will is a key important theme found throughout the play since fate vs free will directly works with some of the most important character’s motivations and goals in the play such as Romeo, Tybalt, and Juliet, and prevents their goals. It’s depicted that either the characters are churlish or hot headed and thoughtless all of them can’t stay away from their fate.
The first character that is internally affected by the concept of fate vs free will is none other than Romeo. Romeo’s character in the play often blames how fate is responsible
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Tybalt as a character is someone that can't be controlled and doesn’t obey order from the Capulet family. Tybalt constantly remarks about how he despises the Montagues “What, draw and talk of peace? I hate hell, all Montaugues, and thee. Have at thee coward!”(1,1,70-73) Tybalt is unwilling to simply leave the Montagues at peace and instead is only beginning to fight one of them. Insisting that Tyblat has a character would have died because that’s what he wanted and he couldn’t have changed in any way. Tybalt as a character can’t think properly because he is too furious at the Montagues not to think straight. Only when Tybalt ends up challenging Romeo he ends up succumbing to his fate” Boy, this shall not excuse the injuries, That thou hast done me. Therefore turn and draw.”(3,1,66-67) In the end, Tybalt’s fate wouldn’t have changed because he can't think properly enough to change his fate. His own free will won’t save him from his fate because he will be killed no matter what happens. Tybalt is a character whose fate is destined to happen even if he changed his attitude he would have died anyway. Just like another important member of the Capulet family,