Fate In Romeo And Juliet

In the play Romeo and Juliet, fate is the one force that controls how the entire story came to be. By definition, fate is something with the power to control the future of someone or something (Merriam-Webster). The Fates or Moerae were a physical representation or the personification of fate in Greek Mythology. In Roman Mythology, they were called Fata or Parcae. It is believed that these three deities, Nona, Decuma and Morta (Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos in Greek Mythology), would seal the fate of infant boys three days after their birth. Nona would spin the thread of life, Decuma would measure the thread, representing how long one would live, and Morta would cut the string, deciding how one would die (The Three Fates: Destiny's Deities of Ancient Greece and Rome). How is this relevant

There were many deaths that occurred as a consequence for the two loving each other. Some of these deaths, such as Paris’ seem to have been simply collateral damage. Perhaps it was the potion Friar Lawrence gave Juliet as a last resort, as it worked almost too well, and the use of the potion advanced the plot of the story and allowed the events to unfold. The fourth stage involves the hero encountering pain. The pain felt in this Shakespearean tragedy‚ or one of them at least, was the separation of the two lovers. This was so painful as Romeo’s banishment meant that Juliet was forced, by Capulet, to marry Paris to compensate for her supposed grief over Tybalt’s death (Romeo and Juliet 3.5). Had she survived, she would seldom see Romeo, if at all. In Romeo’s perspective, his pain could be felt when he heard of Juliet’s death from Balthasar and his return to Verona to commit suicide in the Capel’s monument in Act 5, Scenes 1-2. The fifth stage is a triumph over an obstacle the hero encountered along their journey. This triumph could be when Romeo and Juliet meet again inside the Capel’s monument, where they see the