The Reasons for the Death of Romeo and Juliet
For hundreds of years people have argued over the reason for the death
of Romeo and Juliet. I think it has got something to do with fate,
chance, adolescent passion, feud and their fathers and a few other
factors.
There are many suggestions in the play that the deaths were destined
by fate. At the time the play was written people believed and praised
the stars just as people today use modern day horoscopes to predict
the outcome of their lives. At the beginning of the play the prologue
tells us that Romeo and Juliet are a pair of “star crossed lovers.”
Romeo believes what will happen will happen. “I fear too early for my
mind misgives, some consequence yet hanging in the stars.” Later on
when Romeo hears of Juliet’s death he cannot believe it and says,
“then I defy you stars.” Romeo says he feels his future is “hanging in
the stars” and he is “fortunes fool.”
Often in life things happen by chance. Throughout the play there are
many incidents that happen by chance. One of these is the accidental
meeting of Romeo and the illiterate servant Peter carrying the
Capulet’s invitation list. Romeo reads the guest list and finds out
that Rosaline, his true love, will be there. He decides to go to the
Capulet’s ball where he meets and falls in love with Juliet. If he had
never met Peter then he would never have gone to the ball and he would
have never met Juliet there. After the ball Romeo does not go home but
decides to hang about in the Capulet’s garden. By chance Juliet comes
out onto the balcony and starts speaking about the name Romeo. “O
Romeo, Romeo wherefore art thou Romeo?” and he answers from the
darkness. They talk about their love for each other. Juliet asks him
to marry her and she tells him to send a messenger next morning to
tell him the time and the place of the wedding.
The death of Mercutio is an unhappy chance happening.
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