The idea of fate is a power that is believed to control events, nothing can stand in its way, whatever it is, and it’s bound to happen under any circumstances.

Romeo and Juliet would have died whatever happened – Inevitable. Not forgetting the fact that certain characters play significant parts in the consequences of events.

The Elizabethan times people strongly believed in the idea of fate/fortune, they believed that there is not a lot you can do about it, if fate is involved there is nothing you can do about it. While also believing that you have good and bad luck, and there is nothing you can do to alter proceedings, good or bad you just had to accept what happens to you.

We get a strong feeling of fate straight off from the prologue, already with the knowledge that it is talking about Romeo and Juliet, we get the idea that there will be deaths around them and, obviously to them, in various circumstances. As shown here:

Had the Servant been able to read the list, or even bumped into someone else, Romeo may not have heard about or even gone to the party. Yet after he got invited Benvolio thought (being a good friend) it would be a good idea for Romeo to attend the party top get over Rosalyn. If fate had not intervened here and Romeo did not go to the party and met Juliet, R + J would still have died, just not at the time they did. (They would have eventually met anyway, due to the conflict. If they were really in love which they were, the circumstances would not have mattered)

Another aspect suggests that they would not have died because Juliet would not have had to fake to fake death; had Tybalt not killed Mecrutio; Romeo not killed Tybalt; Mecrutio listened to Benvolio and went indoors to escape brawl…

Up until their deaths the conflict between the two family’s remained, unaware of happenings around them.

Romeo though should have thought more carefully about attending the party, the consequences. But then again he did need something to help him through these tough times. Although fate is to blame for a lot of the happenings throughout, Romeo is more to blame in this case. The party was not essential to Romeo.

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