Many instances in the play reveal that the love of Romeo and Juliet would end in death. The prologue introduced the idea of fate and the predestined, tragic future that Romeo and Juliet would have together. ... Romeo and Juliet could not have avoided coming in contact with each other, they were brought together by uncontrollable circumstances. ... Romeo then steps in, trying to bring peace to the two. ... Shakespeare communicates the extreme power of fate during the course of the tragic play, Romeo and Juliet. ...

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For instance, after Romeo was exiled from Verona and he was about to leave Juliet, she says "Methinks I see thee, now thou art below, / As one dead in the bottom of a tomb." ( 3.5.55) This suggests that Juliet is destined to find Romeo dead in a tomb, not when, how or why. ... A final part of the play suggesting that Romeo and Juliet were destined by fate occurs at the end of the play, when the Prince discovers Romeo and Juliet dead and Friar Laurence reveals their hidden love. ... He agreed to marry them, in hopes of bringing the two families together and ending the hatred, and then turnin...

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Webster's dictionary defines fate as "the power that is supposed to settle ahead of time how things will happen". ... Believing in fate and trusting dreams such as these is believing in the idea that a stronger power and force controls us, and in the case of such a strong love as the love between Romeo and Juliet, that there is one person out there destined for everyone. It's romantic, and Romeo and Juliet were lucky enough to find each other, even if their love eventually led them to their deaths. In this case, however, fate may have been trying to do more than bring the two togethe...

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William Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet, is one of the greatest love stories of all time. ... Romeo and Juliet come from feuding families, but they defy the feud and fall in love. ... The play is about how she discovers love, loses love, and grows up over a very short period before her ill-fated death. ... She risks her own life and safety just to be with Romeo and her actions show how her strong love and faith, pull the entire story together. ... The power of fate is introduced in the Prologue of Romeo and Juliet when it states that the two are "death-mark." ...

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Juliet is not even 14 years old; she could still have a lot in store for her and this goes to show how willing she is to abandon what is seen as socially correct. ... If Juliet had known who Romeo was she would probably have not fallen in love with him. ... Romeo and Juliet's love makes the transition from infatuation to a deep and sincere love.   ... Both Romeo and Juliet enjoy each other's company on their first morning together following their marriage and they do not want to part. ... She resolves to the idea that, "If all else fail, myself have power to die." ...

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/If all else fails myself have the power to die." ... He fails tounderstand Romeo and Juliet's love for each other. ... The characters individually show immaturity and together demonstrate how ignorance of the world effects more than just their own lives. ... Love over power the hatethis time. But can love over power the hate of two families? ...

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Romeo and Juliet What does the audience learn about the four characters Tybalt, Capulet, Romeo and Juliet from what they say and do in this scene? ... Throughout the play 'Romeo and Juliet' the most powerful of love runs along side the most merciful and bitter of hatreds. ... This shows how Romeo feels about Juliet just by looking at her. The audience learn of how Romeo is instantly attracted to Juliet and how one glance can change his mind and make him love someone eles. ... Romeo begins to chat Juliet and flirt with her alot. ...

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By a twist of destiny, Romeo from the Montagues falls in love with Juliet from the Capulet house. ... Destiny and fate first brings together the lovers, then reinforcing the family feud that keeps them apart, and ultimately causing the catastrophic conclusion. The sequence of events commences as fate initiates Romeo and Juliet ¡ ¦s first rendezvous and thrusts them together into a spiral tornado of ¡ §star-crossed ¡ § love. ... Romeo and Juliet fall in love realizing they can not coexist in the midst of the family feud. ... After bringing the lovers together, fate puts Romeo into a si...

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Romeo and Juliet! ... In Shakespeare's time this power was thought to have come from the stars and that people's lives were led by this power of fate. ... "I dreamt a dream last night- and "Some consequences yet hanging in the stars- These quotes are talking about how Romeo believes his life is out of his own power and is being ruled for him hanging uncontrollably in the stars. ... œMy only love spring from my only hate, That I loved loathed enemy- says Juliet 2. ... As much as they want to be together, this feuding history is a huge pressure barrier that is blocking their w...

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However, with further consideration, it becomes more clear just how wide and complex the theme of love is in the play. ... This very first aspect of love, which we can see as sexual love, immediately brings extra depth to the play and, in particular, the main theme of love and relationships. ... This is even more effective though, as the reader has only just seen how enthralled Romeo was with Rosaline. ... For instance, he tells, through Romeo, of how "she (Juliet) doth teach the torches to burn bright". ... The concepts of both light and dark imagery also come together in one short, senten...

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The film really brings light to how fantastic Shakespeare's plays are and many would agree that it does him justice. ... Instant pure love is what Romeo and Juliet have and always will have. ... Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet fall instantly in love but because of conflict between the two families their lives together can never be. ... The only way that Romeo and Juliet could be together was truly in death and in heaven. ... Where Tybalt represents hate Romeo and Juliet represent love. ...

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William obtains this wealth of inspiration for his new play from his new found love, Viola de Lesseps, and through the events that occur in "Shakespeare in Love", the audience can easily see that the play "Romeo and Juliet" and this movie, are parallels of each other. ... This movie is selective in a way because it centers around "two star crossed lovers", William and Viola, two individuals from different parts of society and the deep love attraction they have with each other and the terrible pain they feel when they realize that they can not be together, much like the way Romeo and Juliet fel...

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Fate's Role in Romeo and Juliet From the very beginning of his timeless love story Shakespeare proclaims Romeo and Juliet are "star-crossed lovers." ... Throughout the entire play Romeo and Juliet's lives are governed and ended by the fate which brought them together and ignited their love. ... Romeo and Juliet's tragic demise can be divided up into two main segments : the occurrences in fate which bring them together and those which tear them apart. ... "Romeo's first involvement with fate is when a servant inadvertently happens upon Romeo and asks if he knows how...

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'Romeo and Juliet' is one of Shakespeare's famous love tragedies written during the Elizabethan times. ... I think that Juliet does not really love Romeo at this point and she is just acting. ... Falling in love should be a good thing and Juliet should be delighted at how things went with Romeo, at first she enjoys the thrill and excitement of their conversation but then the inner conflicts are starting to materialise and she realises what she is doing, her conscience is telling her to stop but her heart is telling her to carry on. ... This creates dramatic tension as the audien...

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'Romeo and Juliet' is one of Shakespeare's famous love tragedies written during the Elizabethan times. ... I think that Juliet does not really love Romeo at this point and she is just acting. ... Falling in love should be a good thing and Juliet should be delighted at how things went with Romeo, at first she enjoys the thrill and excitement of their conversation but then the inner conflicts are starting to materialise and she realises what she is doing, her conscience is telling her to stop but her heart is telling her to carry on. ... This creates dramatic tension as the audie...

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Romeo and Juliet At one point in our lives we feel alone and depressed. ... For example, in Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, we see how two teens dealt with being separated from each other. ... Romeo and Juliet fell right into love from the first moment that they saw each other, not knowing the problems that this would bring later on. ... When they found out about their families being rivals they tried everything in their power to stay together and keep it a secret. ... When Romeo sees her laying there he says, " O my love, my wife! ...

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Love has the power to give life, and also the power to take it away. ... Romeo and Juliet tells the story of two "star-cross'd lovers', Romeo and Juliet, who are forbidden to love, due to their families' long standing feud. ... Unrequited love cause Romeo to become a mess, and the deep, passionate romantic love Romeo and Juliet have for each other eventually leads to their demise in a last bid to be together in death. Familial love cause the main characters to suffer, no matter how well intentioned it may have been. ... Love is represent as a destructive element that brings...

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A definition of fate would be a power which is believed to settle ahead of time how things will happen. William Shakespeare, in Romeo and Juliet, brings this question to the surface. ... Romeo heard of his love's death and rushed to her side to murder himself so he may lay with Juliet. ... Romeo angry and acting how he always does without thinking kills Tybalt. ... Romeo does change in his speech as the play goes on, this is to show he is genuine about his love for Juliet. ...

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Romeo sneaks into Juliet's room that night, and at last they consummate their marriage and their love. ... Unsure of how to proceed "unable to reveal to her parents that she is married to Romeo, but unwilling to marry Paris now that she is Romeo's wife "Juliet asks her Nurse for advice. ... Romeo, in Romeo and Juliet, does indeed experience a love of such purity and passion that he kills himself when he believes that the object of his love, Juliet, has died. The power of Romeo's love, however, often obscures a clear vision of Romeo's character, which is far more c...

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The following will show how this aspect had lead to both Hamlet and Romeo's ultimate demise. Firstly, Romeo, the main protagonist in Romeo and Juliet, had seen his tragic end fuelled by his social status. ... By doing so he caused his eventual banishment from Verona, the location of his love Juliet. ... As a result, Romeo eventually committed suicide not knowing that Juliet was still alive. ... This fact made it impossible for the two to lead a successful life together and caused Romeo to strive for a futile dream that he died trying to achieve. ...

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Oberon takes action because his power is threatened by Titania's love for the boy. ... In retaliation to his demands, Lysander and Hermia run away together. ... By nature of their humanity, Oberon's power causes vulnerability in the human world. ... The fairies bring the stories to you from the East. ... (McIntosh 3) " four happy days bring in another moon: but, O, me thinks, how slow. ...

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Oberon takes action because his power is threatened by Titania's love for the boy. ... In retaliation to his demands, Lysander and Hermia run away together. ... By nature of their humanity, Oberon's power causes vulnerability in the human world. ... The fairies bring the stories to you from the East. ... (McIntosh 3) " four happy days bring in another moon: but, O, me thinks, how slow. ...

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Despite the contemporary presentation, the opera was not consumed by the postmodernist ridiculousness that afflicted Luhrmann's Hollywood big screen outing ""Romeo + Juliet-. ... The gay entrance of Colline and Schaunard, who bring over food and wine, replaces the initial melancholy. ... This can be contrasted with the balcony scene in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, where Romeo looks up upon his sweetheart. ... It is in this that she describes her power over men. ... When left alone, Rodolfo and Mimi reminisce about how they first met (in Act 1) and the music here is identica...

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In retaliation to her father's command, Hermia and Lysander run away together. ... Another example of how this play leans towards men's psychological needs is how Oberon feels about the Indian boy. ... We as humans could handle having the power to change a person's emotions and feelings. Human would simply abuse this power purely for self-gratification. ... It takes Shakespeare's imagination and it brings it to you as the reader. ...

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The Renaissance with its many advancements played a massive role in bringing society to it's current position in todays world. ... As doctors and pharmacists studied and became more familiar with the body and how it functions they were able to come up with cures for world-wide diseases. ... Minerals and herbs were mixed together to make a formula for antibiotics. ... During the Renaissance art and music became big in its own power. ... A few of his works that are still practiced throughout the world are Romeo and Juliet, a story about a boy and girl who are from different social classes ...

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