Romeo And Juliet's Fate

Love is a beautiful and deceiving concept that depends on its usage and desire. William Shakespeare demonstrates this idea throughout the play in a storyline about two young kids that are from controversial families fall in love with one another. Romeo, from the Montagues, and Juliet, from the Capulets, begin to love each other during one of the Capulet’s party. Since the two families had a irrefutable feud, it conflicted with Romeo and Juliet’s relationship. However, the two still snuck around and loved each other, even though they were rivals from each other’s families. Seeing that the couple would do anything for one another, their love eventually led them to their inevitable fate in the play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. From a few of Friar Laurence’s actions, love is shown to influence Romeo and Juliet’s fate. A particular example was when Romeo asked Friar

In act one, Romeo claimed that “I’ll go along. . ./ But to rejoice in splendor of mine own” (Shakespeare 193). When Romeo declared this, it revealed his obsession over Rosaline because he was only going to the Capulet’s party to see her. Therefore, if he were not so in love with Rosaline, he would have never followed her to the Capulet’s party and affected his and Juliet’s fate. In addition to Romeo’s love, he announced to himself that,“I ne’er saw true beauty till this night” when he saw Juliet (Shakespeare 201). This showed what influenced the outcome of Romeo and Juliet. For if Romeo were not so in love with everyone he saw, then he would have never fallen in love with Juliet; which is also what led to his and her decease. Lastly, Romeo’s strong love for Juliet caused him to be so depressed that he wanted to kill himself as shown in act five,“Here’s to my love! [drinks]” (Shakespeare 272). Romeo did this because of how much he loved Juliet, proving his actions for love are what influenced his and Juliet’s