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Romeo And Juliet Free Will

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The task of this analytical essay is to respond to the question about whether William Shakespeare wants to create the impression that the deaths of Romeo and Juliet are brought by a cruel destiny or by their free-will decision. Shakespeare’s intention of his play “Romeo and Juliet” was to create the sense that these two ‘star-crossed lovers’ were overcome by fate. This is evident first when Romeo makes a prediction to Benvolio before the Capulet Ball, another is when Tybalt had killed Mercutio and Romeo seeks revenge, lastly is when Romeo finds out Juliet is dead. First fate had caused Romeo to make the comment “I fear, too early, for my mind misgives, some consequence yet hanging in the stars…. with this night's revels….by some vile forfeit
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