Fate has always been a controversial topic. Many people believe that life just happens and there is no greater plan. Others, however, believe that every choice made and every event that has happened has been predetermined. It is an indisputable fact that fate played a role in Romeo and Juliet. The future of Romeo and Juliet’s unfortunate death was foreshadowed various times throughout the play by Friar Lawrence, Romeo, and Juliet (Shakespeare). Friar Lawrence foreshadowed the death of Romeo and Juliet in many instances. He had a close relationship with both characters and married them in hopes that it would bring the rival families together. He warned Romeo and Juliet about their love, despite of his hopes, saying, "These violent delights have violent ends, And in their triumph die, like fire and powder (Shakespeare).” This basically means that their strong love will end violently. In the very beginning of Scene 2, act 3 Friar Lawrence gives a speech about herbs and how all of them have a good side and a bad side (Shakespeare). This speech foreshadows two events. The first one is where Juliet takes the potion that puts her asleep, in a noble attempt to save she and Romeo’ love. The second event is the death of Romeo, where he takes a deadly potion to end his life, which in turn, ends his relationship with Juliet …show more content…
At the beginning of the story, Romeo was convinced to go to a party. However, he did not want to go, saying, “Some consequence yet hanging in the stars shall bitterly begin his fearful date (Shakespeare).” Romeo knew that night would lead to his final days. This is one quote that shows the inevitable hand of fate in the play. Obviously Romeo was a very melodramatic character, and in one instance said, “My life were better ended by their hate than death proroguèd, wanting of thy love (Shakespeare).” This quote implies that Romeo would rather die than live without Juliet's love, and in the end he was telling the
By him lending a sleeping potion to Juliet, even though a poisonous liquid could mistake it, one can see the Friar’s untrustworthy decisions for the lovers. Since Juliet did not want to marry Paris the next day, she forces herself to take the potion to fake her death and mislead her own family. After examining the Friar’s responsibility for Juliet’s fake death by giving her a sleeping potion, it can be seen how disloyal his decisions are for the lovers. Therefore, Friar Lawrence should be blamed for the deaths of the
Another reason as to why Friar Lawrence is responsible for the deaths of Juliet and Romeo is because he was the one who gave Juliet the potion which can be seen in Act 4, Scene 2 when he says, “Take thou this vial, being then in bed... When presently through all thy veins shall run A could and drowsy humor,... No warmth, no breath shall testify thou live’st” ( 311). The quote is basically, Friar Lawrence telling Juliet to take the potion and drink it when she is about to sleep without anyone watching her, and once someone comes to wake her up it will appear that she is dead when in reality she is alive. The quote helps support the idea that the Friar is responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s death because had he not given her the potion she wouldn’t have faked her death and Romeo would’ve not commited suicide believing that she is
In Romeo and Juliet the quote in act 5 scene 3 "i'll be brief O happy dagger this thy sheaf there rust and let me die" shows how Juliet is attempting to kill her self. Juliet controlled what she did in that moment, not fate. Juliet does what she wants not anything else. Lastly the quote in act 1 scene 1 "some consequence yet hanging in the stars shall bitterly begin his fearful date with this nights revels and expire the term" demonstrates that there's not any fate. He predicts he's going to die because of their love.
There are many people in “Romeo and Juliet” who attributed to their deaths. First, Friar John didn’t make it in time to give Romeo the letter. Second, Friar Lawrence gave Juliet a potion and went to the tomb when they both died. Third, The nurse advises Juliet to marry paris and then find her dead in her bed. In conclusion, The murders of Romeo and were caused by Friar John, Friar Lawrence, and the nurse.
In this quote, Friar Lawrence talks about how he gave Juliet the potion to fake her death. ¨Then I gave her a sleeping potion which so took effect as I intended, for it wrought on her the form of death.¨ (Shakespeare 5.3.223-224). Friar Lawrence understands how the potion would make Juliet appear as if she is dead. The friar also allowed her to take the potion before Romeo would be notified of the plan. This little planning from Friar Lawrence is the reason for Romeo and juliet’s deaths.
Fate is a power that some people believe determines a person’s future. In the play Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare, fate prevents Romeo’s and Juliet’s intense love. The play is about these two teenagers during the Renaissance who fall in love, but they are from different families, Capulet and Montague who are in a prolonged quarrel. Despite the obstacles, Romeo and Juliet wed and a sequence of events cause Romeo and Juliet both to die. There are multiple occasions where fate gets in the way of Romeo and Juliet such as when Romeo killed Tybalt, Romeo being banished, Juliet being forced to marry Paris, the failure of Romeo being informed of Juliet’s fake death and Romeo killing himself.
”And, if thou darest, i’ll give thee remedy. ”(DBQ: Project, 2013). In Act IV, Scene i, Friar Lawrence plans to give Juliet a potion to either cure her or kill her, depending on the substance intake. “A greater power than we can contradict hath thwarted our intents. Come, come away….”
There are defined examples of how Romeo’s and Juliet’s choices led to their deaths. Romeo’s choices were going to the party, fighting and killing Tybalt, and killing himself to be with Juliet. Juliet’s choices were staying with Romeo despite the rivalry, and killing herself to be with him in death. There are also examples about destiny or fate such as Romeo having an unsettling feeling about going to the party. Romeo and Juliet teaches us that we make choices that at the time seem like the best thing for us, but in the end can become the worst decision we have
Is fate predetermined? is it something that is uncertain? Or does not even play a role in what happens? In the classic play “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare fate plays a large role in various scenes throughout the play. Fate influences large parts of the play from the beginning where the two star crossed lovers meet, and it follows through all the way to their death.
When people (especially children) commit suicide, people usually want an explanation. In Romeo and Juliet, two teenagers kill themselves in the name of love, and by the end of the play, Prince Escalus and the rest of the characters need sometime to blame. There are many people who could be blamed for their deaths including the Capulets’, the Montagues’, Friar Lawrence, and Fate. While both families and Fate had a part in the tragedy, Friar Lawrence is mostly to blame. Fate is part of the reason that Romeo and Juliet die.
For the purpose of the quote this means that Friar Lawrence is giving Juliet medicine to put her to sleep. Friar Lawrence would to be blame because he gave Juliet the medicine to put her to sleep and the marriage between Romeo and
Throughout everyone's life, decisions are made using free will. But in the end, fate is what determines the outcome of everything. In the book Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, there are decisions made by the characters using their free will, but no decisions could’ve stopped the tragedy of there love. All of the events leading up to Romeo and Juliet's death were not caused by free will, but they were caused by fate.
Are people in control of their destiny? Having no power over one’s destiny is an important theme in William Shakespeare’s, Romeo and Juliet. We are in told in the prologue that fate is going to drive the story. Romeo and Juliet are not in control of their lives. It is predetermined destiny, not free choice that manipulates the lives of these two lovers.
Fate is something that was destined to happen or occur . Romeo and Juliet is a play set in Verona, Italy over the course of four days .The capulets and montagues are feuding. Romeo is a montague and Juliet is a capulet these two children end up falling for eachother but realize they can never be together because of their families generational war. In the play Romeo and Juliet by shakespeare uses the literary device foreshadowing to shows that love cannot change fate.
The theme of Fate vs. Free Will is dominant in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet; however the theme of fate is more significant than free will. In the play both Romeo and Juliet meeting was contributed by fate as Shakespeare mentioned in the prologue that Romeo and Juliet were star-crossed lovers that were meant to meet, fall in love and their death would be the reason for the feud to end between the two families. Fate was the reason Capulet’s servant asked Romeo and Benvolio to help him read the invitation for him that contained all the names of the people that were invited to the ball Capulet hosted. “…If you be not of the house of Montagues, I pray come and crush a cup of wine.