Fate In Romeo And Juliet

In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare uses fate in many different positive and negative ways. Shakespeare manipulates the play in a way where fate good be viewed in many different perspectives. In Shakespeare's play the events that play out can be viewed as either fate or the decisions of the characters. In the play of Romeo & Juliet fate can easily be seen as a bad thing which prevents the two lovers from being with each other. A example of how fate plays into the story as a theme is the unlikely fact of Romeo accidentally letting Tybalt kill Mercutio. Romeo with good intentions yells “Gentlemen, for shame! Forbear this outrage. Tybalt, Mercutio!” telling them to put their weapons down. Romeo then jumps

One example of a positive impact fate caused in the play is that Peter would ask Romeo and Benvolio who is on the guest list for the party. Peter in a crowd of people decides to go up to and ask Romeo and Benvolio “God 'i' good e'en. I pray, sir, can you read?” out of everyone in the crowd. This is a example of some good fate caused. If Peter had never asked Romeo and Benvolio for them to read the list, Romeo would have continued to be in depression for Rosaline. While Juliet would have eventually been forced to marry Paris, a man Juliet doesn't love. Montague and Capulet talk in sorrow Capulet saying ”O brother Montague, give me thy hand. This is my daughter’s jointure, for no more Can I demand.” Montague replies with “But I can give thee more, For I will raise her statue in pure gold, That whiles Verona by that name is known, There shall no figure at such rate be set As that of true and faithful Juliet.” Now though the two lovers died, it mended a giant gash in between the two families Lord Capulet and Lord Montague talk of building “statue in pure gold,” of Romeo & Juliet. It stopped a feud which had lasted multiple generations and the death of Romeo & Juliet most likely prevented the deaths of countless more Montagues and Capulets. Therefore these examples of fate show how fate caused more than just negative impacts within the