... to Paris. Fate is defined in the Macquarie Dictionary as fortune. It is a set course for a person's life. The difference between fate and bad luck is that bad luck is where everything goes wrong, whereas fate is where only a few things go wrong or there would be no point of living. The reason why it ... is bad luck is because of the violence between the Capulet's and Montague's, Romeo not meeting Juliet before she becomes engaged to Paris, Tybalt killing Mercutio leading ... as the Montagues and Capulets are at war with each other and each family talks about the other. It is also bad l...

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In the tragic love story of Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, chance, fate and choice play an important role. Chance is events that happen purely by luck, either good or bad. Fate is predestined events that had already been decided for the characters. Chance and fate are intertwined in Romeo and Juliet, and many of the events in the play can ... example is when Romeo met with Juliet. Out of the numerous girls at the party hosted by Capulet, Romeo saw Juliet, and was struck by her beauty. Also, it was bad luck when Romeo wasn't able to receive Friar Lawrence's letter. Romeo had terri...

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... . There is no way to get rid of it, it is just a part of life. William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet are victims of bad luck and fate. Romeo and Juliet is about two families that have been in a long and bitter feud for many years. The play is set in the city of Verona and ... ...

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... . Still, fate or circumstances above their control do play a large role in determining the fate of the two young lovers. It seems like Romeo and Juliet has the curse of bad luck throughout this story. Fate seems to cause Mercutio to be killed by Tybalt under Romeo's arm just after Romeo has married Juliet. "A plague a" both houses" Mercutio says this as he ... him and he fell for it. "The unlucky manage of this fatal brawl" spoken by the Benvolio after he hears about the death of Tybalt confirms that Shakespeare feels that luck is what determines what happens. Yet, Shakespeare doesn't te...

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... Juliet were sworn enemies, which was on reason that their love was doomed from the beginning. Though out the of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo continued to make bad decisions that would change his life forever. The three biggest mistakes that Romeo made was going to the Capulet party, marrying Juliet, and Killing Tybalt. The first ... would find another girl and forget all about Rosaline. When he went he immediately found one, Juliet. On the way to the party Romeo knew it was a bad idea to go saying "And we mean well in going to this masque, but no wit to go".(754) This would be the beginning o...

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... lady fortune spins a wheel that has everybody on it, one minute you could be at the top and have good fortune or you could be at the bottom and have bad fortune. Romeo also says after he kills Tybalt "O I am fortune's fool!" showing many people believed that they could do nothing about their Fate at that time. Cal is very different ... and Skeffington and is unable to get out once he is part of it. He doesn't blame the stars as Romeo does in Romeo and Juliet, he accepts it as bad luck symptomatic of Ireland's social situation. In Cal the mood is generally sombre, unlike scenes in Romeo ...

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... appearance. This echoes Mercutio's earlier description of Roseline. She pauses because a black cat is sitting on the sundial and starts saying "Lord, how my head aches ) The cat is representing bad luck thus over shadows the young lovers' wedding. Juliet is unaware of the black cat and get hold of the Nurse's hand, seats her on the bench again while saying her ... ...

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... with Romeo. Their lives will be extinguished after shining brightly like a bolt of lightening. When Romeo runs to Friar Lawrence after killing Tybalt, Friar Lawrence acknowledges that Romeo does have bad luck: "Affliction is enamor"d of thy parts,/And thou art wedded to calamity." After Romeo is banished from Verona, Juliet urges fortune to send Romeo back to her. Juliet feels she ... ...

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