The expression, “Timing is everything”, could not be more true than it is in the play, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Timing is responsible for many of the tragedies that occur in the play. In the story, Romeo is heartbroken because the girl, he ‘loves’ doesn’t love him back. During this time his friends and him crash a party thrown by the Capulets, Juliet’s family, and Romeo is in hopes of seeing the girl. At this party, Romeo meets Juliet and falls in love. Later in the play, Romeo kills Juliet’s cousin, and is banished. At the same time, the Capulets want Juliet to marry a man she doesn’t love. At the end of the play, Juliet makes up a plan to fake her death. She writes a letter to tell Romeo of her plan, and gives it to the Friar to deliver. At the time the letter was sent, there was a plague which delayed the letters delivery. Romeo’s friend, Balthasar, saw Juliet ‘dead’ and assumed the worst. He rushed back to Romeo to tell him that his wife was dead. Shocked by the news, Romeo went back to Venice, and saw Juliet ‘dead’. He couldn’t bear with the thought of her dead, and his life without Juliet, so Romeo killed himself, right before Juliet died. Seeing Romeo dead, Juliet felt the same that he did when he saw her dead, and killed her self as well. All of these events, that were caused by timing, lead up to the death of both Romeo and Juliet. In the play, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, unfortunate timing is what leads to the tragic outcome of the play.
In the beginning of the play, when Romeo and Juliet first meet, the timing is poor. At the time of him meeting Juliet, Romeo is heartbroken because the girl who he love, Rosaline, does not love him back. Juliet’s parents, at this time, have chosen a man th...
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...a little earlier or even later, Friar John could have avoided getting caught up with the plague. This could have led to Romeo receiving the letter, and him ending up with Juliet. Also the timing of the plague is very unfortunate. The chances of a plague being at the exact time Friar John was delivering the letter to Romeo are very low. Second of all, if Balthasar saw Juliet any later than he did, the Friar could have gotten to Romeo before him. The timing of these two events are very unfortunate, and readers only have it to blame
Timing is responsible for the tragic outcome of Romeo and Juliet. The timing of Romeo’s heartbreak and Juliet’s upcoming , Romeo’s banishment, and when the letter was sent. Timing is responsible, not only for the outcome of the play, but everything today. If not for bad timing, the story of Romeo and Juliet would have ended very differently.
Although fate and character traits play a key role in the play, ultimately Romeo 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. Romeo is in love with Rosaline at the very beginning of the story and has just found out that she has taken the vow of chastity. Meanwhile, Lord Capulet has given County Paris Juliet’s hand in marriage if he can wait until she is sixteen. The Capulets have a party so that Juliet and the Count can meet and he can then woo her.
Poor choices can cause tragic outcomes. Fate, on the other hand, is beyond someone's control. Many people believe that regardless of their actions, fate and destiny determine the outcome of their lives. However, in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, the outcome of Romeo and Juliet's lives were controlled by the choices that they made. Although the deaths of Romeo and Juliet were mentioned in the prologue of the story as star-crossed lovers, the tragic ending of the couple was determined by their free will as a result of unwise decisions.
The timing in the play is impeccable, and this is what makes the play seem like fate has such a large influence. Throughout the play, Romeo and Juliet are desperately seeking a way to be together and never want to leave each other. “Goodnight, Goodnight! Parting is such sweet sorrow/ That I shall say goodnight till it be morrow” (II ii 188-190). Romeo and Juliet...
There are many forces in the tragic play of Romeo and Juliet that are keeping the two young, passionate lovers apart, all emanating from one main reason. In this essay I will discuss these as well as how love, in the end, may have been the cause that led to the tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Their strong attraction to each other, which some call fate, determines where their forbidden love will take them.
The play Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare tells the story of two very young lovers who die. It just appears that fate controlled the outcome of the story. But if you really study and interpret the story you will realize it is a series of a few simple coincidences, which made the outcome so tragic.
Romeo and Juliet is widely known to be a tragedy, but what caused the atrocity for which it is so renowned? Some may argue fate was to blame for Romeo’s and Juliet’s deaths, that the situations these young lovers faced were depicted as being out of their control. Could Romeo have refused to attend the Capulet masque? Was Romeo destined to duel the raging Tybalt? Did Romeo and Juliet truly have to kill themselves? If one considers the specific circumstances and causes of these situations, the fact that all scenarios are the result of choice rather than chance, and the notion that the characters were never left without options, only one conclusion can be determined. It was unarguably the decisions made by characters, not those made by fate, that were responsible for the tragedy in Romeo and Juliet.
The first meeting between Romeo and Juliet was a memorable one. The two lovers locked eyes and, as if fate, fell head-over-heels in love with each other. Romeo forgot at once all about his once beloved Rosaline and Juliet, abandoning her thoughts of marrying Paris. The lovers moved too fast and were too rash in their decision-making, but as fate would have it’s way, the two decided to marry right the next day. Right the next morning, Mercutio and Tybalt engage in a heated duel.
The first key factor that caused their deaths is his impatience. Romeo was way too quick to marry Juliet. He met her at a party and immediately wanted to have a long lived life with her. Even the Nurse from the Capulets tried to talk to Romeo about taking his time, but he was not taking no for an answer and was too impatient, and needed to marry Juliet. The marriage caused some complications.
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare is a tragic story of two “star-crossed lovers” (prologue) fighting against time and their families for their love. This story is a prime example of what young couples should not do which is, fall in love to fast. Romeo and Juliet knew each other for less than a week when they fell in love and got married. Shakespeare used many instances of time and haste during this story. “The opening scene of the play establishes the pace at which tragic fate will unfold.” (Driver, 488). Romeo, who had just gotten dumped by Rosaline, was devastated. Then he met Juliet at a party and “No sooner does Romeo see Juliet than he falls in love with her.” (Shavi, 511). Later that evening Romeo met Juliet and she says she is in love with Romeo even though they know their families hate each other. “ Their love is instant and mutual and before dawn they are betrothed.” (Shavi, 510). Three instances of time in haste in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet are: how quickly Romeo and Juliet fall in love, how quickly the pair married, and how quickly they die for each other.
After making the plan with Juliet to fake her death, he says, “I’ll send a friar with speed-To Mantua with my letters to thy lord” (4.1.125-126). Instead of delivering the news to Romeo himself, he sends someone else to do it. He makes the plans, but when the time comes to carry them out, he just delegates the work to other people. Friar Lawrence tells Friar John to deliver the letter, but he is unable to deliver it. Would Friar Lawrence have been able to deliver the letter to Romeo in time if he did it himself? Probably not, because he would have faced the same obstacles that Friar John did: the plague. Friar John says, “Where the infectious pestilence did reign,-Sealed up the doors and would not let us forth,-So that my speed to Mantua there was stayed” (5.2.10-12). It can be inferred that there is a plague in the area that slows down the speed of travel, so Friar Lawrence likely couldn’t have delivered the letter in time. However, he would have been able to travel to the tomb right away, instead of having to wait for Friar John to return and tell him about his inability to deliver the letter. If Friar Lawrence had taken action and tried to deliver the letter himself, then he would have been able to make it to the tomb and explain the plan to Romeo and avoid any confusion, preventing both Romeo and Juliet’s deaths. Instead, he tells Friar John to do the work, and by the time he arrives at
“Don’t waste your love on someone who doesn’t value it.” In the play Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare exposes the life of two young lovers in the Renaissance period fighting for something they cannot live without; each other. Although fate takes its toll, the everlasting feud between two families, conditional love by parents, and the irresponsibility’s of father and mother like figure are the main causes in the death of Romeo and Juliet. The idea of love is something that is valued in this play from many different aspects of characters, lines, and scenes. Shakespeare leaves the minds of readers soaring over not why it happened, but who was at fault.
Many people believe that timing controls their life. Timing affects so many factors in life from finding an amazing opportunity to losing a job. One minute can change ones life forever like someone forgetting to put their keys in the normal place the night before and having to search for them. That could cause one to be a couple minutes late and end up stuck in a ton of traffic, which could end up making one late for work. Free will also affects many people life. One's own free will is built up the minute they are burn and shapes itself by parenting and other factors in their life. People whose parents are violent are more likely to be violent, and peoples whose parents are nice and loving are more likely to be kind and responsible. In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, a lot of events in the play are affected by the timing and free will.
A timeless topic--fate and free will--still captivates society today. Fortune cookies, physics, and horoscopes all contribute to the obsession people have with this controversial debate over who manipulates life; fate or free will. No one is sure who really pulls the strings, but everyone has an opinion on the matter. Many famous plays center on this topic, and one such play that features characters’ views on fate and free will is Romeo and Juliet. This legendary play, written by William Shakespeare, has been beloved by people for centuries, as they contemplate who is the guiding force in life? The play discusses just this, while depicting the lives of Romeo and Juliet: two desperate teenagers each trapped in their own worlds, seeking love and freedom. The two “star-crossed lovers” are from feuding households, and each has their own distinct problems. Romeo jumps from girl to girl, never finding anyone to reciprocate his feelings until he meets Juliet. She is hidden from the world, and with every decision being made for her, she wants to control her own life, which she does with marrying Romeo. Although fate and free will are both undeniably found in the lives of Juliet and Romeo, it is ultimately fate and the way it manipulates the events, time, and the characters that brings about the untimely death of the two iconic teen lovers.
In regards to Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare chose fate to be a strong underlying theme which constructs the basis of the story line. Fate has the ability to control the characters’ lives and one minor change in the way it had acted would have changed the entire outcome. Through Romeo and Juliet’s spontaneous encounter, fate was largely responsible for love at first sight alongside controlling the misfortunate events that occur as a result of their love. Apart from love and misfortune, Shakespeare suggests that Romeo and Juliet were destined to die the way they did, despite the fact that it was their choice to end their lives. The outcome of the play was a direct result of fate, which to a notable extent was responsible for the many events which were destined to occur.
Reckless actions lead to untimely deaths. In Shakespeare’s tragedy “Romeo and Juliet”, both protagonists fight for their hopeless love. Bloodshed and chaos appear inevitable in fair Verona; Romeo and Juliet come from enemy households, the Montegues and the Capulets, who have sworn to defeat one another. The young and handsome Romeo weeps over his unrequited love for Rosaline, until he lays his eyes on Juliet. Strong and independent, Juliet seeks to escape her family’s will to marry her off to Paris, a kinsman of the Prince. Fate ties these adolescents’ lives together binding them to witness the ill-fortunes of Romeo and Juliet’s love. Romeo and Juliet prove themselves woefully impulsive through their words and actions, which ultimately lead them along a series of unfortunate mishaps.