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Fate's misfortune in Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet"
Title: Fate's misfortune in Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet"
Category: Arts & Humanities / Theater
Details: Words: 1006 | Pages: 4.3 (approximately 235 words/page)
Fate's misfortune in Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet"
In modern times, and in the Elizabethan era, fate plays an
important role in people's lives. Many people believe it to be written
in stone, and unchangeable. Many others believe it to be controlled
by a person's own actions. In Romeo and Juliet, fate is one of the
main themes, described as having power over many of the events in
the play. Fate is often called upon, wondered about, and blamed for
mishaps. However, where …showed first 75 words of 1006 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1006 total…each instance of ill fate is
an underlying weakness on the part of one or more persons that
dictate the results. Finally, almost all of the 'ill fated' instances are
easily traced to Friar Laurence, who himself represents the idea that
fate does not exist, giving the conclusion that human weakness, the
loss of self-control, is the force behind ill mishaps, not fate.
Work Cited
Shakespeare, William. Romeo and Juliet. Roy, Ken. Toronto.
Harcourt Brace, 1987.
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