In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare repeatedly uses fate throughout the play. There are multiple examples that support the element of fate, however, there is more than one way they are used. There are three examples of fate in the play: death, conflict, and the most famous, love. Without these three key components, Romeo and Juliet would not have had such a strong impact on audiences, but also pop culture and history.
The first example of fate would be the death of characters throughout the play. In Act 4, Scene 1, Juliet says “If in thy wisdom thou canst give no help, do thou but call my resolution wise, and with this knife I’ll help it presently.” While talking to Friar Lawrence, Juliet professes that she would rather die than live without her love, Romeo. At the end of the play, Juliet does ultimately commit suicide with Romeo’s knife, which provides the element of fate. Similarly, In Act 3, Scene 5, Juliet looks down upon Romeo from her balcony. She says “O God, I have an ill-divining soul. / Methinks I see thee now, thou art so low / As one dead in the bottom of a tomb. / Either my
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In Act 2, Scene 3, Friar Lawrence himself declares that Romeo and Juliet’s secret marriage might just end their families’ feud. The Friar says “For this alliance may so happy prove /to turn your households’ rancor to pure love.” This ultimately shows fate again, as in the end of the play the families reunited and they bond over the loss of their only children. Additionally, the deaths of Tybalt and Mercutio also play a large part in the fate unraveling in the play. In Act 3, Scene 1, Tybalt and Mercutio begin to brawl, which ultimately turns deadly. Just after Mercutio gets stabbed under Romeo’s arm, he utters these words: “I am hurt. A plague o’ both your houses! I am sped.” After both men have died, their families mourn their deaths, which ultimately makes them hate the opposing family