Capri Reynolds Mrs. Watson English Honors (CLP) 15 April 2024 [[[[[NAME LATER]]]]]]! Fate is an idea that often goes denied; in some situations, it can be the only probable explanation for events. There are several coincidences in the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. The timing and miscommunications don't allow for finger-pointing. Many signs were dropped to hint that the star-crossed lovers were not meant to be together. For example, the dreams that Romeo had, the Friar's letter never reaching him, or the family feud. Within his play, Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare develops the idea that fate is responsible for the deaths of both protagonists. Throughout the story, Romeo has two dreams that make him skeptical about committing to things he is faced …show more content…
The protagonist advises against going because "I fear too early for my mind misgives / Some consequences yet hanging in the stars” (Shakespeare 1.4.113-114). Romeo's dream was foreshadowing what would happen later in the story, yet Mercutio brushed aside his anxious thoughts, thus pushing the chain effect of what would occur after that. The other dream Romeo had was later in the story after he was banished for murdering Tybalt. He was talking to himself in Mantua before his man, Balthasar, broke the news of Juliet's death to him. In his sleep, he dreams that Juliet, "Came and found me dead / (Strange dream that gives a dead man leave to think) / And breathed such life with kisses in my lips" (Shakespeare 5.1.6-9). Along with the last, this dream also foretold the following events, but with a less tragic ending than what truly happened. He finds it odd that, despite being dead, he is capable of thinking coherently. The potion that Juliet consumes temporarily puts her into a death-like state, but she is still