Destiny in Romeo And Juliet Essay

Romeo and Juliet are intricate puppets. The puppeteer is none other then fate. In this elaborate play Romeo and Juliet are bound together and should not be held responsible for what happens in the play. Their actions obviously affect it but it seems as though they cannot help it. Fate in this play plays a major role in the affecting what happens like it does with anything. It is simply their fate to die the way they did. Its just the way Shakespeare wrote the play, that these two lovers are destined by fate to both die.

Destiny is no matter of chance it is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved, as quoted by William Jennings Bryan, could be a moral from the play. When people watch or read this dramatic tragedy most people already know the outcome of the two lovers killing themselves so its as if the fate in this play is already know. The fate of the characters is usually determined by the fatal flaw, that is so well known in great Shakespeare plays. Saying Romeo did not think about the consequences of his actions sums up Romeos fatal flaw. For example when Romeo killed Tybalt out of rage he got himself exiled and taken away from his lover. Or when Romeo was in the Capulets tomb with Juliet. If he were to think about killing himself or had said some prayers the Friar would have been there in time to tell him that Juliet wasnt dead. But this is also justified by saying its fate.