Essay On Free Will In Romeo And Juliet

Was it Fate?... Not Really. Some people may think that their lives are governed by fate but that’s not the case. People are responsible for the decisions that change their life path. They can make a good decision that will change their life for the better, but they can also make a bad decision that can change their life for the worse. For example, in the play Romeo and Juliet, they made horrible decisions while they were alive. The decisions they made lead to the downfall in the play. The choices and free will of Romeo and Juliet ultimately lead them to their unnecessary deaths. The first decision that put Romeo and Juliet on the path to their downfall was the decision to pursue what they knew was going to be a complicated relationship. Juliet acknowledges the complicated nature of the relationship, he wishes to have, when she says: “Deny thy father and refuse thy name! / Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love / And I’ll no longer be a Capulet.” (Act II) She is telling herself that her name and the family she is from is going to be a problem but she doesn't care because she wants to be with Romeo. Romeo too, acknowledges it's going to be

Juliet dramatically says: “Oh, happy dagger! / This is your new sheath. There rust and let me die”. (Act V) Juliet then stabs herself because she sees that Romeo is dead due to him killing himself because Juliet was laying there sleeping and he thought she was dead. They both chose to kill themselves because of the big confusion that wasn’t supposed to happen. Romeo wasn’t told that Juliet wasn't actually dead. Also even if the other person was dead they shouldn’t kill themselves they should grieve and move on so their deaths are because they chose to not want to deal with the death of the other and so it was a choice of if they wanted to live and grieve or die and be