Romeo and Juliet Essay
I think there are many scenarios to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s deaths, such as fate, chance, adolescent passion, the feud, and the fathers.
It may have been fate. Romeo believes strongly in fate, as seen in act one, scene four. ‘Some consequence yet hanging in the stars’ I think Romeo knew that something bad was going to happen that night. ‘Star-crossed lovers’ this also refers to fate. Fate is not a strong enough reason for two people to die.
It may also have been chance or bad luck. For example the letter not being sent to Mantua in time, so Romeo didn’t know the plan Friar Lawrence had devised to counter-balance the accidental death of Mercutio. Friar Lawrence’s behaviour was not the way a friar should have acted. He was disloyal to his faith by toying with people’s lives and causing two people to die, and the planned marriage between Juliet and Paris. The date was moved up because Juliet was upset about Tybalt’s death, or so they thought.
