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  1. www.litcharts.com › lit › romeo-and-julietFate Theme in Romeo and Juliet | LitCharts

    By having Romeo and Juliet verbally acknowledge—privately and to one another—their fears about their doomed fates, Shakespeare showcases how badly his characters want to believe that their desires and actions stand a chance in the face of fate’s wily hand.

  2. owlcation.com › humanities › A-pair-of-star-crossdFate vs. Free Will in Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet"

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    During the Elizabethan era, one’s destiny or fate was viewed by most as predetermined. "Most of the people in Shakespeare’s time believed in astrology, the philosophy that a person’s life was partly determined by the stars and the planets” (Bouchard). One important exception was William Shakespeare.While his writings show inferences of destiny thro...

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    Aristotle. Poetics. Ed. S. H. Butcher. New York: Cosimo Classics, 2008. Print. Bouchard, Jennifer. "Literary Contexts in Drama: William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet." Literary Contexts in Plays: William Shakespeare's 'Romeo & Juliet' (2008): 1. Literary Reference Center. EBSCO. Web. 13 March 2010. Shakespeare, William. The Most Excellent and Lam...

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    sophieeon June 11, 2020: Thanks! This was beautifully written and helped a lot with writing my own essay about Romeo and Juliet. :) Dan Gleeballson March 25, 2019: was good, I like shakesphere and his work mike hunton September 17, 2018: this was great advice as in my free time I like studying Shakespeare as have no life Harry Slynnon September 17,...

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  4. www.thoughtco.com › fate-in-romeo-and-juliet-2985040The Role of Fate in Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' - ThoughtCo

    In Act Five, we learn that Friar Lawrence's messenger to Romeo, who would have explained the plan of Juliet's pretend death, is detained, and Romeo doesn't get the message. If the messenger had not tried to find someone to accompany him on the trip, he would not have been held back.

  5. www.enotes.com › topics › romeo-and-julietWhat is the role of fate in Romeo and Juliet? - eNotes.com

    Fate plays an enormous role in Romeo and Juliet. In fact, it's almost like a character in its own right. Fate has conspired to ensure that that Romeo and Juliet, these two young people from...

  6. www.sparknotes.com › romeojuliet › quotesRomeo and Juliet Quotes: Fate | SparkNotes

    The play’s opening lines tell us that Romeo and Juliet will die, and that their tragic end is fated. “Star-crossed” means “opposed by the stars.” In Shakespeare’s day as in ours, some people believed that the course of your life was determined by the motion and position of the stars.

  7. schoolworkhelper.net › fate-in-shakespeares-romeoFate in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet | SchoolWorkHelper

    Defiance is to openly resist a force. In this case, Romeo is opposing fate. In the end, Romeo’s efforts are fruitless, he and his newly wedded wife both die, due to Fate’s inevitable power. Romeo and Juliet were set in the Elizabethan era, where they strongly believed in fate and superstitions.

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  9. schoolworkhelper.net › romeo-and-juliet-fate-vsRomeo and Juliet: Fate vs. Free Will | SchoolWorkHelper

    Fate allows Romeo and Juliet to meet at the party, and Romeo manages to steal a kiss from Juliet through smart wordplay. After the party, Romeo now completely forgets about Rosaline and feels compelled to go back to the Capulet estate because that’s where his heart is.