Essay On Human Choice In Romeo And Juliet

Romeo and Juliet is a play by William Shakespeare that tells the tale of two young lovers who come from opposing families. At first they don’t even know that the other exists; However, that all changes one night at a party that Juliet’s father, Lord Capulet, throws. Romeo and Juliet fall madly in love and rush to get married. Sadly, these two don’t get a happy ending, and one question remains: who or what is to blame for the lovers’ tragic end? Is it fate or human choice? First of all, there are many human factors that contribute to the struggle that is Romeo and Juliet’s romance. The largest factor would most likely be their feuding families. The fact that both Romeo and Juliet don’t want to disappoint their families causes them to have to sneak around in order to see each other. This is demonstrated in a quote spoken by Juliet, “It is, it is. Hie hence, begone, away!” (3.5.26). Juliet says this when she realizes it is morning. This shows how the two had to

I believe that fate is more responsible than human choice is, even though both of the options had enormous effects and Romeo, Juliet, and the people around them. Human choices are just a part of fate, so technically every obstacle is involved with fate somehow. From the beginning of the book it was easy to tell that fate was going to play a large role due to “star-crossed lovers” (Prologue.5), and it’s job was to make Romeo and Juliet’s love difficult. If the note from Friar would have been received by Romeo, then he wouldn’t have killed himself, causing Juliet to kill herself, and the two star-crossed lovers could have had a longer life together. The plague stopped the note from getting to Romeo, and that was purely fate. Yes, all of the human choices added up to make Romeo not getting the note such a crucial event, but fate caused it to happen. Fate is one of the only things that we have no control