Starcrossed lovers(R&J)
Star-crossed is defined in Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary as ill-fated, non-favored by the stars, and opposed by destiny and fate; so was the story of Romeo and Juliet really about a couple of star-crossed lovers who were destined never to be together or live in happiness, or was it their own actions that caused their so-called inevitable deaths? In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, it was the decisions of the main characters, Romeo and Juliet, which brought about their demise. Acts that are mistaken as fate, acts of selfishness and anger that are blamed on destiny and fate, and what critics and the public believe are all subjects that will be addressed in proving that it was actions and not fate that was to blame in this Shakespearean tragedy.Every reader of Romeo and Juliet has to take into account the large possibility of destiny or fate in the big picture of it all during this story because it is a variable which many believe in, while taking in to account that it was actions, not a magical force, which made everyone do what they did. The first bit of actions mistaken for fate that occurred was when Romeo first met Juliet. Readers should really think about it, first the serving man is given
Finally, the most important of acts mistaken as fate is when the Messenger does not reach Romeo in time. This is the most important because even if everything had gone it’s course, this act alone could have saved them, made them happy, and like all fairy tale stories they would have lived a happily ever after type of life. Many people think this is fate because it is such a awful circumstance and coincidence, but it was just because he couldn’t make it into Mantua due to “fear of infection” (V, iii, 16) as Friar John says. So what many people believe is fate is actually how the timing of a plague in a city made Friar John’s ability to see Romeo impossible. The fact is that the plague happened without warning and quite often in those days, so they cannot blame it on fate.
Some topics in this essay:
Juliet Readers,
Friar John’s,
Romeo Juliet,
Harry Levin,
Unabridged Dictionary,
Friar John,
Friar Lawrence’s,
romeo juliet,
own actions,
blame fate,
mistaken fate,
Calderwood Romeo,
destiny fate,
Fates Star-crossed,
acts mistaken fate,
acts mistaken,
decision reader’s,
believe fate,
destined romeo,
juliet it’s,
Join now to see the rest of the essay!
Approximate Word count = 1348
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
|
Example Essays Home
