Fate In 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
fate is blamed in the play as the ultimate cause for a mishap, there is
always an underlying action, or combination of them, on the part of human
beings that decides the consequences. Human weakness, the loss of self-
control, is always the direct cause of a bad choice ...
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with Mercutio being dead (III, I, 121).
As Romeo becomes overwhelmed with Mercutio's death and Tybalt's joy over
it, he suddenly declares that either he or Tybalt must die with Mercutio
(III, I, 128). Tybalt responds predictably and threatens Romeo (III, I,
129). Romeo takes the threat, then fights Tybalt until Tybalt is finally
killed. When Tybalt dies, Romeo suddenly comes to grips with what he has
done, and, unable to believe that he did this of his own will, cries out
that he is fortune's fool (III, I, 135).
While many people may say that Romeo's grief caused him to kill
Tybalt, this still places no responsibility on fate. Romeo, being a
peaceful individual, should have kept as much of his cool as possible when
dealing with the situation. Leaving was a choice that Romeo had, and
would most likely have spared Tybalt's life and the consequences of his
death. Benvolio also had the choice to take Romeo away while he was in
despair, and so it was in part Benvolio's choice not ...
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