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Fate In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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Because of this prologue there is no doubt from the very beginning that the tale of Romeo and Juliet’s devastating end is determined by fate. Romeo and Juliet are doomed from the moment of their births to fall in love and then die tragically in each other's arms. Shakespeare makes no effort to disguise his intentions to write the deaths of both Romeo and Juliet to help enhance his story. Without fate, the tale of Romeo and Juliet does not seem as tragic or create the same feelings of heartbreak. By creating the characters of Friar Lawrence and the Nurse, Shakespeare develops the means for Romeo and Juliet to communicate, bringing the two closer so that they are together in the end. The story of Romeo and Juliet is defined by fate because as
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