... goes into the Capulet's ball- before he meets Juliet- telling him that what ever is about to happen will end bitterly. The reference to fate is "hanging in the stars" it relates back to the Elizabethan attitude and beliefs towards fate. Another example of fate in action during the play is in Act 5 Scene 1 where Romeo says "I dreamt my lady found me dead"- this ... is what will happen. There are characters in the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet who influence Romeos behaviour directly, Mercutio for example. Mercutio defends Romeo's honour and fights Tybalt because Romeo will not. When Mercutio...

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... 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 ... happens to be a coincidence that people often mistake as fate. But he still was physically and verbally given the task making it someone's fault and not destiny's. Another act whi...

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