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Fate Explained In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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“Everything happens for a reason” is a phrase that’s frequently heard by people. When it’s said it often means that no matter what one does their fate will always be fated. Furthermore it’s something that cannot be changed and whatever follows is for a reason that was meant to be. In the story Romeo and Juliet, fate brought hate between the Capulets and the Montagues, hate brought Romeo and Juliet together, fate brought Love to Romeo and Juliet and fate brought death to Romeo and Juliet. In conclusion, fate is to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death. As one reads Romeo and Juliet they come across the famous quote, “From forth the fatal loins of these two foes a pair of star-crossed lovers take their life (Prologue)” there is no way to argue that Romeo and Juliet were not meant to die if it’s given to the reader in the begging. When dramatic irony is said in the story by a character it always connects with the prologue. Fate is imprinted in Romeo and Juliet is in the prologue as well says “The fearful passage of their death-marked love (Prologue)” the text says it itself they were destined to die. Their love was already marked by death …show more content…

In the story Romeo is taken to a party by Mercutio hoping to help him forget about Rosaline the girl who broke his heart. Before entering the party Romeo worries that by going in something bad will happen that would lead up to his death. Which as the readers know this indeed happens he was destined to be there and if one is smart enough to think Romeo was at a party he wasn’t even supposed to be at. What leads to people thinking it’s fortune is the fact that the one girl he falls in “love “with is the one and only child of his enemy the Capulets. No one really knows why the two families hate each other but then again the prologue is states the families hate each other from an “ancient grudge (Prologue)" more likely from an old conflict that ended up travelling across many

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