William Shakespeare explores the idea of fate in his play Romeo and Juliet by making many parts of the script sound like the character is referring to god for example when Romeo says ” Should, without eyes, see pathways to his will ” this sentence is saying for god to show him to the way to Romeo’s will another part I think Shakespeare uses fate is when Romeo and Juliet see each other through the fish tank in that scene he is trying to show that it was destiny for Romeo to meet Juliet and for capulet to stop tybalt from killing Romeo.
Fate is also used when Romeo climbs over ther garden wall the guard does not take notice of Romeo, we know Romeo and Juliet’s fate from the outset we are constantly hoping that they will take a different course – perhaps that Romeo will arrive just after Juliet has woken. However, their fate is sealed and we are forced to question our own destiny and ability to make free choices. Also when Mercutio shouts “a plague on both your houses” in Act 3, Scene 1. This bloody scene in which characters are killed gives us a glimpse of what fate has ready for us. Here are some examples of the characters referring to fate:
ROMEO
In the stars shall bitterly begin his fearful date.
This is one of the many moments that it sounds like Romeo is talkin about god.
JULIET
What’s he that follows there, that would not dance?
NURSE
I know not.
JULIET
Go ask his name: if he be married.
My grave is like to be my wedding bed.
This is saying that fate has put them up together and that if she get caught she would have to marry Romeo dead.
JULIET
O think’st thou we shall ever meet again?
ROMEO
I doubt it not; and all these woes shall serve
For sweet discourses in our time to come.
JULIET
O God, I have an ill-divining soul!
Methinks I see thee, now thou art below,
As one dead in the bottom of a tomb:
Either my eyesight fails, or thou look’st pale.
ROMEO
And trust me, love, in my eye so do you:
Dry sorrow drinks our blood. Adieu, adieu!
This is showing that Romeo and Juliet are depending on fate to see if they ever see each other again.
Also shakespear tried to interpret fate in the acting like when friar John was meant deliver the letter to Romeo about Juliets fake death but when friar John got there Romeo was not there and the letter was left in the step and when the wind blew so did the letter and Romeo was told that Juliet actually died also when friar Lawrence was trying to get to Romeo to tell him that the death of Juliet was all fake and the last part that fate was used in the play was when Romeo killed himself and Juliet woke up right after him dying and she then killed herslef.
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