A Pair of Star Crossed Lovers’. Trace the influence of fate on Romeo and Juliet’s Tragedy

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'A Pair of Star Crossed Lovers'. Trace the influence of fate on Romeo and Juliet's Tragedy

I am going to trace fate on the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Firstly from the prologue at the beginning of the play we see that Romeo and Juliet were 'A Pair of Star Crossed Lovers'. This indicates that they had fate against them, in that time people were vary wary of what the stars said, and so if two people had their stars crossed, they would never remain together. It also tells us that with fate against Romeo and Juliet they would face a lot of trouble together and whatever they did it would end in sadness. In addition of being told that Romeo and Juliet are already fated, we are shown as to how the lovers are fated from the beginning. Where the prologue gives information on that Romeo from the family of 'Montague' and Juliet from the family of 'Capulet' having been feuding for an ancient time and that 'from ancient grudge break new mutiny' a quote from the prologue tells that these two lovers are about to 'break new mutiny' between the families.

I am now going to trace the influence of fate against Romeo and Juliet's tragedy.

Instantly from the start of the play we have fate setting into the features, this is the part in the play where after a fight between the family's servants in the middle of Verona. It is where Romeo is asked by a servant that cannot read and he asks Romeo to read a list, which the servant is holding. On which list there is an invitation to the Capulet ball for his love Rosaline, with Rosaline attending the ball Romeo has decided that he shall go to the ball and see what is happening. The reasons of why I see that fate has an influence here on Romeo and Juliet's tragedy is that of if only Romeo had not been asked to read the invitation list he would not of be present at the Capulet ball. Consequently Romeo would not have met with Juliet and that they would not of fallen in love and have there lives spoilt by love. Though this is fate and chance playing together, I feel that it is fate that Romeo is asked by the servant to read the invitation list and it would of happened anyway, I also feel that it is chance that the servant turns up and asks Romeo to look at the list. Another factor that is interesting is that is when Romeo is on his way to the Capulet ball he quotes 'my mind misgives' Does this mean that he is worried or anxious that something good and bad is going to happen that evening. With Romeo at the ball and of seen Juliet and had instantly fallen in love with her, is it completely fate that brought them together or was it just pure chance?
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The showings of fate after 'The Star Crossed Lovers' had met are now showing in force. This is projected when after the ball of the Capulet's, Romeo is faced with a situation where one of his closest companions, Mercutio is killed by one of the Montague's foes, Tybalt. This is a bad situation now for Romeo, but as the situation worsens for Romeo and Juliet now, as Romeo is provoked into such anger after Mercutio had been killed he takes action by himself to murder Tybalt. The obvious showing of fate here is at the reason of if ...

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