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Examples Of Free Will In Romeo And Juliet

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The unfortunate love story of “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare addresses a combination of free will and fate. In the play, it constantly mentions or refers to a higher power. Although this is done, fate had nothing to do with their tragic tale. The following events in the story prove this, Tybalt is killed, Juliet marries Romeo, and Romeo drinks the poison. In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo's decision to go hunt and kill Tybalt was completely free will. It was Romeo's decision and also Tybalt's to fight and try to avenge the fallen. Tybalt and Romeo's conversation states, “The wretched boy that didn't consort him here Shalt with him hence “This shall determine that.” The text shows how it was of Romeo's free will to engage when he says
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