“I defy you, stars,” the famous quote spoken by Romeo Montague, suggests the idea that fate and destiny is the one bringing him all of his troubles, not free will. Many have debated the causes of the two young lovers deaths, even blaming Romeo himself. But the one that stands out the most is fate and destiny. The force that should be held accountable for the outcome of the Romeo and Juliet’s plot is fate and destiny, because of the prologue, and how the characters of the play often refer fate and destiny to their actions.
Before the play even begins, it sets the stage for our entire story, the “Prologue”. Explaining that the two houses “Capulet and Montague” are “both alike in dignity,” meaning that both of the families are equal, both are respected the same. “From ancient grudge break to new mutiny” meaning that the two houses had a falling out many years ago making them
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Throughout the play, the characters acknowledge and make failed attempts to block the invisible force(s) guiding their lives. Yet, every outsmarting attempt, or trying to dodge fate ends terribly. “This day's black fate on more days doth depend…This but begins the woe, others must end.” Before Romeo’s friend, Mercutio, dies, Romeo says this line. He means that after these deaths, will come more sadness. He isn’t trying to wish that he wants more deaths, but accidentally confims it into words what the fate and destiny have been trying to say all along. Besides Romeo’s unlucky hand with love, he also realizes that after he has killed Tybalt, he has considered himself as a “Fortune's fool!” As he weeps this after having committed this act. Romeo seems to have known he’d have to commit this all along: killing the man who killed his best friend. Now that he has committed murder, however, Romeo feels he has been a “fool” to play into fortune’s hand, and has failed to resist harder as the pull of fate’s