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Fate or Destiny for Romeo and Juliet

  • Date Submitted: 04/16/2011 02:53 PM
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Fate or Destiny for Romeo and Juliet?
Summary:   Why did the star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet die the way they did? Their deaths ended in tragedy because they were victims of the society in which they lived, malignant fate, and their own passions.
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"From forth the fatal loins of these two foes, a pair of star crossed lovers take their life." As we all know, Romeo and Juliet is a tragic story of romance. Romeo and Juliet's death was a result of many misfortunes, but they were mostly victims of the society in which they lived, malignant fate, and their own passions. Thus, fate is undoubtedly the most responsible influence for the couple's heartbreaking tragedy.
Romeo and Juliet are members of two families that are each others two biggest enemies, they're both rich families and with that comes expectations that you are expected to live up to. If something was done incorrectly or a wrongful action was taken, the consequences for that action might be different from a person who was not as rich, because people look up to the Capulet's and the Montague's and will more likely follow them, and want to be like them more then a poorer person. Therefore Romeo and Juliet are influenced by this and marriage with a member of the enemy could result in being looked down upon in your family, cause even more anarchy between the two families or possibly banishment from your house. They are victims of this because if their families did know of this marriage, they would have had no reason to cover up or hide anything, and there would have possibly been peace between the two families.
Evil fate played a major role in the lives of Romeo and Juliet because of all the things that could have happened differently, the events that transpired just didn't flow in their direction. A few of the malignant fate situations were the servant asking Romeo to read the invitation list and inviting them to the party where the star-crossed lovers meet and fall in love, they are discovered by...

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