As Shakespeare once said, "It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves." This statement tells us that fate is what we make of it, that we control it with our own actions. In his tragic play Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare illustrates the clash between fate and free will through a character by the name of Mercutio. Mercutio is a comic character, depicts Philia, and he helps to advance the plot. Throughout the play, Mercutio is there to bring laughter to the reader or viewer. He says very inappropriate and raunchy things. On the way to the Capulet party, Mercutio tells the lovesick...

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