Romeo And Juliet Fate Essay

All actions are set in stone with fate. Romeo and Juliet two lovers meet at a party. They instantly fall in love with one another and vow to be together. Their actions will inevitably lead to their deaths and the deaths of others. Even though their love is strong, they are enemies at birth, living in rival houses and have to be secret in their affections. Their desire to be together will shape the course of their families and end the bloodshed. In the book Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, the two lovers are bound to fate by chance and by the decisions of others.. Romeo and Juliet are bound to fate by chance. They meet by chance at a party, Romeo spies Juliet and exclaims “O she doth teach the torches to burn bright! It seems she hangs upon the cheek of

Juliet also saw Romeo at the party and they interacted. It was fate that led them to each other. When the servant came up to Romeo he said, “God gi’ good e’en. I pray, sir, can you read? Ay mine own fortune in my misery” (1.2.61-63). It was fate that had the servant who could not read come to Romeo with the list. After talking with the servant, Benvolio tells Romeo to go to the party to find new love instead of pursuing Rosaline, who vowed to chastity. It was also a chance for Rosaline to vowed to chastity while Romeo was pursuing her. This all was reliant on chance and by chance where Romeo and Juliet fated to meet. By the decisions of others, Romeo and Juliet were fated to meet and eventually die. In the friar’s cell, the friar vows to try and keep Romeo and Juliet in touch throughout Romeo’s banishment in “Sojourn in Mantua”. I’ll find out your man, / And he shall signify from time to time, / Every good hap to you that chances here” (3.4.180-182). The friar tells Romeo that he can keep in touch with Juliet through him. He was fated to make this decision for Romeo and was also fated to give Juliet the bottle of poison to knock her out until she was