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Was it fate or free will that caused Romeo and Juliet’s death?
Romeo and Juliet was written by William Shakespeare in 1594. This play takes place in Verona, Italy during the 1590s and explores the feud between the Capulets and Montagues. In the play, two lovers, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, are trying to find a way to avoid an inevitable marriage. Though they were married, no one else knew except the Friar, who contributed to their death. In the end, both Romeo and Juliet end up dead and the feud between the families is over. Some people believe that their deaths were caused by something beyond their control, like fate. Whereas, some believe it was their own choice, like free will. Free will caused Romeo’s and Juliet’s deaths.
To begin with, free will is shown when Romeo made the choice to kill Tybalt. Before Romeo made his decision, Tybalt had ended the live of Mercutio, who was a friend of the Montague family. So, Romeo decided to kill Tybalt because of what he did to Mercutio. The text states, “[They fight. Romeo kills Tybalt]” (Shakespeare 3.1.after 137). This is saying that Tybalt and Romeo got into a fight and Romeo took the victory. After killing Tybalt, Romeo was banished from Verona, which caused everything to enhance. This shows free will because
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Romeo was demonstrating mercy towards Tybalt in the beginning of the fight, but then Romeo became frustrated and decided to end Tybalt’s life. To sum up, Romeo’s decision to kill Tybalt lead to other things that were not good for Romeo and Juliet’s relationship. Next, free will is shown when Juliet drank from a vial that the Friar gave her. Juliet went to the Friar desperately looking for a way out of her marriage with Paris. The Friar said that there was no way out, but then he explained to her about the vial. The author wrote, “A thing like death to chide away this shame, / That cop’st with Death himself to ‘scape from it; / And if thou dare’st, I’ll give thee remedy” (Shakespeare 4.1.175-177). This explains that the Friar is giving Juliet an herbal potion that will put her in a death-like sleep so she does not have to marry the one that she does not love. This shows free will because Juliet agreed to drink the vial in order to be with Romeo. All in all, Juliet chose to drink this vial, which leads to more choices in the future. Lastly, free will is shown when Romeo chose to kill himself in order to be with Juliet.
Romeo did not know that Juliet was not dead, so he made the decision to go to the Apothecary and get a poison that would kill him very quickly. He goes to Juliet’s tomb to say his final goodbye. The play reads, “Here’s to my love! [drinks] O true apothec’ry, / Thy drugs are quick. [kisses her] This with a kiss I die. [dies]” (Shakespeare 5.3.119-120). Romeo drank the poison and kissed Juliet goodbye. Juliet also woke up after and found Romeo. When she did, she killed herself because she didn’t want to live a life without him. In summary, Romeo and Juliet both end up taking their lives in order to be with one
another. However, some people may argue that it was fate because it was beyond their control. Although many think this, your decisions are not beyond your control because you indeed have control of them. They still made choices that affect other things that happen later in life. In conclusion, choices like Romeo killing Tybalt, Juliet drinking the vial, and Romeo killing himself are what lead up to their death. All of these choices were made by the characters without anyone forcing them to do so. Therefore, their death was caused by their actions made during that week. Even if people think that this was caused by fate, it was their choices that caused their death and their choice were made by free will.
Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, is a story of two young lovers. These two hearts, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet belong to feuding families. The family feud causes them to keep their love a secret and therefore only Romeo, Juliet, Benvolio, the Nurse and Friar Lawrence know of their love. Romeo and Juliet are able to look past the feud and let themselves fall in mad love with the other. They let themselves do almost anything for the other and at times it seems like too much to do, even for the one they love. Although fate and character traits play a key role in the play, ultimately Rome and Juliet’s personal choices lead to their downfall.Fate originates all of the conflicts in Romeo and Juliet, from when they met until they die.
...se he believes Juliet to dead, drinks poison to take his own life as a last resort. What Romeo is unaware of is that Juliet is very much alive, so it is very ironic when he says, “Death, that has sucked the honey of thy breath,/ Hath had no power yet upon thy beauty:/ Thou art not conquered; beauty’s ensign yet/ Is crimson in thy lips and in thy cheeks,/ And death’s pale flag is not advanced there” (V iii 101-105). This is fate in the works in the play. When Juliet sees that her love has not rescued her and rather is dead, she kills herself with a dagger found in the proximity. “O happy dagger/ This is thy sheath; there rust and let me die” (V iii 182-183).
William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is a love story based in Verona in the 1500s. Romeo and Juliet’s families have been in a feud for years, despite that they still fall in love. Romeo and Juliet hide their love from their families and this destroys them in the end. Romeo is protagonist and tragic hero in this play. He is an passionate and impulsive character that makes him perfect for his part.
Also, he got over his first love Rosaline very quickly when meeting Juliet, which also set up his death because they were never meant to be. Juliet foreshadows his death by saying "an ill-diving soul,"(act 3 scene 5 shakespeare) she means that she feels something bad is going to happen to Romeo. This foreshadows how she will see Romeo for the last time. This is evidence to show how Shakespeare uses tragic flaws to show that Romeo is a true tragic hero who is responsible for his own demise.
The play Romeo and Juliet was written by William Shakespeare. Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet are two "star-crossed lovers". Their families are sworn enemies. When Romeo, Benvolio and others go to a Capulet party in the beginning is fate. Another event is when Capulet moves the wedding of Juliet and Count Paris up one day. A final event is when Romeo finds Juliet in the tomb. If Romeo had come a few minutes later he would've found Juliet awake. These events affect the tragic ending of the play.
He quickly gathered a few things to go visit her in her tomb. There, after seeing her lying there, Romeo put a vial of poison on his lips so he could forever be with his love. This act of love might have been a bit crazy, but that is how people will remember him. Romeo knew this was what he wanted and had to do to be with Juliet. Romeo died painlessly and unexpectedly.
Romeo Act V 61-67. Once again, if Romeo wasn’t so irrational and so impulsive before killing himself, he would have thought to at least talk to Friar Lawrence before doing it. If he had talked to the Friar, he would have learnt that Juliet wasn’t really dead and that everything was staged so that they could be together. Unfortunately, because he wasn’t really thinking rationally, he failed to do the things mentioned above and drank the poison a few minutes prior to Juliet’s awakening. When Juliet woke up and realised that their plan didn’t work, she decided to end her life as well so she could be with her loved one for eternity.
Juliet is to drink a potion to make her appear dead, and later wake to be free of the shame of marrying Paris. Here, Friar Lawrence is assuring Juliet that he will send a letter to Romeo, explaining their plan. Romeo doesn’t receive that letter, and he does not know what is to happen. Free will comes with great consequences. Friar Lawrence and Juliet inflicted their own wounds by not telling Romeo of their plan. If they had taken the time to make sure that Romeo got the information, their plan might have succeeded, and Romeo and Juliet would be free to marry each other. A greater power than we can contradict hath thwarted our intents. (V, iii, 154-155)
Romeo and Juliet is a play that is a very well known love story of two star-crossed lovers that come from feuding families. The play Romeo and Juliet takes place in Verona, Italy and is a story of two desperate lovers that come together and fall in love with each other despite their feuding families. Throughout the story there are many events that lead to the tragedy that is Romeo and Juliet killing themselves. The true question is not how they died but rather who is to blame for their death. There are three things at fault for their death which are fate, the Capulet family, and Friar Lawrence who is most responsible for this tragedy.
Romeo believes that he needs to kill himself to be with his true love: "I set up my everlasting rest, And shake the yoke of inauspicious stars From this world-wearied flesh...Here’s to my love! [Drinks] O, true apothecary!Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss, I die" (page ). Romeo needs to be with Juliet because of his deep love for her, his desire to be with her leads him to kill himself. Romeo’s decision to end his life has a disastrous impact on his family and Juliet's, this destruction directly leads to two more deaths. After Romeo has ended his life Juliet awakens and sees Romeo’s dead body. This causes the young teenager to take on a course of action similar to her love's believing that it is the only way to be with him, " O happy dagger![Snatching ROMEO’s dagger]This is thy sheath; [Stabs herself] there rust, and let me die. [Falls on ROMEO’s body, and dies]" Juliet is eager to end her life and considers it to be the best and only option to maintain her love. Although she considers death the best option it leads to a disastrous impact on her family (once again) and Friar Lawrence the one who helps her to stage her fake
Free will is shown first through Juliet’s actions, most notably, when she is supposed to marry Paris, she drinks the potion to put herself in a coma and, when she chooses to kills herself. According to fate, Juliet was supposed to marry the county Paris. “Marry, my child, early next Thursday morn/The gallant, young, and noble gentleman/ The county Paris, at Saint Peter’s Church/ shall happily make thee there a joyful bride.” (3.5.117-120) Rather than making the socially acceptable choice (at the time) and giving in to her parents’ wishes, Juliet defies fate and consorts a plan with Friar Laurence. Juliet would let no one decide her life but herself. “Romeo, Romeo, Romeo!/ Here’s I drink to thee.” (4.3.59-60) Juliet drinks the potion to be encased into the depths of the tomb, thought as dead. She also had Friar Laurence deliver a letter to Romeo, against her parent’s consent, and against fate.“O happy dagger,/ this is thy sheath. There rust, and let me die.” (5.3.174-175). This quote shows how Juliet has let go of any will to live. She is so in love with Romeo tha...
Romeo and Juliet is a play written by William Shakespeare, where a boy and a girl fall in love with each other during a party hosted by Juliet’s father, Lord Capulet. The two teenager decide to get marry, despite their family's hate for each other and only meeting each other a few hours ago. However, the Montagues (Romeo’s Parents) and the Capulets end their feud after they discover that their children killed themselves. Romeo and Juliet’s death was caused by Juliet’s parents, Juliet, and Friar Lawrence.
In scene five, act three, Romeo was finding his way into the tomb where Juliet’s supposed dead body was resting. When Romeo found Juliet’s dead body, he brought out his poison and exclaimed that “Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die,” (Shakespeare 5. 3. 120), and followed to drink the poison, killing himself. In this passage, Shakespeare explains how Romeo dies, using diction to make the scene romantic. “Thus with a kiss I die,” (Shakespeare 5. 3. 120), can be seen as as a romantic way to die, but it was Romeo’s choice to drink the poison, which ended his life. Furthermore, this decision also resulted in Juliet’s death, shortly after. This passage explains Romeo’s foolishness because instead of killing himself on the spot, he could have waited. Although he would not expect for Juliet to wake up, simply waiting for others to arrive at the tomb to mourn with would have wasted enough time for Juliet to wake up. After some time passed, Juliet woke up from the effects of the potion she drank. When Juliet woke up from her fake coma, she found Romeo dead next to him. She took his dagger and exclaimed “O, happy dagger, This is thy sheath. There rust, and let me die,” (Shakespeare 5. 3. 174-175), and of course, she died shortly after stabbing herself. Shakespeare included
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy- but it did not have to be. Romeo and Juliet is the tragic story of two star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, who are the son and daughter of two feuding families, the Montagues and the Capulets. Written by the famed playwright Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet take place in the 14-15 century in the cities of Verona and Mantua, cities in northern Italy. After a series of events that involves Romeo getting banished from Verona and Juliet getting forced to marry a count, Paris, they kill themselves. It has been argued for centuries about who is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. But, once reading the book thoroughly and consulting several sources, it is obvious who is solely to blame- Friar Lawrence. Because of the actions of Friar Lawrence, the play ended with two grieving families instead of two happy newlyweds. Although many characters contributed to their deaths, only Friar Lawrence was solely responsible for them. Friar Lawrence’s cowardice, secrecy, and miscommunication led directly to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo and Juliet, star crossed lovers who primarily caused violent commotion, then finally brought peace to their hateful families, resulting in their own death. Which lead the reader to consider the question: Who is the culprit for this unfolded tragedy? Furthermore, the 16th century play Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, divulge many motifs, themes and flaws of the characters. The tragedy takes place in 16th century Verona, Italy. On a Sunday evening, the Capulets hold a party. Romeo was told to crash the party in search for new love. Later that evening, Romeo and Juliet stumble upon each other to find themselves in love. Romeo and Juliet are from two enemy families: The Capulets and the Montagues. The feud between the Capulets