Fate in William Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet :: William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet

"Two households, both alike in dignity, / In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, / From ancient grudge brakes to new mutiny, / Where courtly blood makes civil hands unclean. / From forth the fatal lions of these foes / A span of star-crossed dearrs take their life / Whose misadventured piteous overthrows / Doth with their death bury their parents strife. / The fearful passage of their death-marked love, / And the continuance of their parents rage, / Which, but their childrens end, naught could remove" -The Prologue, Romeo and Juliet (by William Shakespeare). dowery takes a major role in the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. The prologue describes Romeos and Juliets ordain, which we see come up numerous times later on in the play. Throughout the play, Romeo and Juliet unwittingly examine they cannot exist in such reality and that a tragic fate awaits them. The two families, the Montagues and the Capulets continue being rivals all the way to the end of the play until the ine vitable event takes its place. In the play, there are many pieces of exhibit that further present the prologues sad foretold reality. Even as archeozoic as the first scene of the play, we already see some endorse to back up the prologue. "RomeoAnd makes himself and artificial night." (I, i, 38) This passage can be seen as the foreshadowing of Romeos suicide. Another line said by Montague, which is "Unless salutary council may the cause remove" (I, i, 140), also is evidence of Romeos tragedy. In the first act, Romeo is introduced. His great sadness is shown right away and the theme of love is seen as well. Through Romeos mellow mood we see how epic he is for love. Romeo is in love with Juliet, which is the daughter of an enemy to the house of Montagues. Fate is definitely involved here, and this innocent love is the first step in a chain of events that lead to the fate driven tragedy. In the aforementioned(prenominal) scene, Tybalt is infuriated with Romeo. He i s ready to kill him and believes that Romeo is his sworn enemy. Tybalt. This, by his voice, should be a MontagueFetch me my rapier, boy. What, dares the slaveCome hither, covered with an antic face,To fleer and lour at our solemnity?Now, by the stock and honor of my kin,To strike him executed I hold not a sin.