... 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 ... 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...

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... hands. Most Elizabethans would have believed in this so would have thought Romeo story was like this because of fate. Romeo's fatal flaw is impetuousness. From the beginning, Romeo acts without thinking of the consequences. For example, when a Capulet servant asks for a list of invited people for a party to be read out, Romeo reads it out, but decides to go to the party himself; knowing ... Capulet is his enemy. Secondly, Romeo kills Tybalt out of rage, even though he knows it makes things all the worse for his current situation with Tybalt's cousin, Juliet. After Romeo kills Tybalt, he ...

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... or sixteen, Juliet would definitely be Paris" bride. Thirdly, helping a person in need may just be helping you in the future. Benvolio and Romeo were strolling along when they encounter a Capulet servant who cannot read. When they assist him in reading they discover: QUOTE OF LISTS OF CAPULET"S PARTY Here, the servant has asked for Romeo and Benvolio to aid him in reading the list that Old Capulet ... would then be separated from Juliet because Tybalt would have murdered him. If Romeo had slain Tybalt, he would be executed because of the law that there should be no fighting between the Mo...

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