Similarities Between Romeo And Juliet

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How Far They’ll Go for What They Love A children’s movie and a Shakespearean play can have more in common than you’d think. In Moana, the protagonist, Moana, is chosen by the ocean to return the heart of Te Fiti back to her. She also is destined to reintroduce wayfinding back to her people. In Romeo and Juliet, Juliet has a premonition that she’s looking at Romeo dead in a tomb as he descends her balcony. Both stories share the theme of fate vs. freewill. After showing Moana her people’s history with wayfinding, Moana’s grandmother tells her to restore the heart of Te Fiti. She knows that it’s Moana who has to and says to her, “I was there that day. The ocean chose you.” Moana is chosen to be the one to restore Te Fiti’s heart and rid