Free Will In Romeo And Juliet

By hearing this Romeo had lost hope and felt that there was nothing left as he had just "lost" his wife to death. He then presumed to go to the tomb in which she was buried and went to the apothecary to buy poison to kill himself because Juliet had died. " Here's to my love! [drinks] O true apothecary!

Not only are the Friar's actions ironic (giving Juliet a potion that imitates death for her to live, only to have her die in the end) and foreshadow events to come, but he also makes a reference to fate as he goes to fetch Juliet from the tomb; he says, “[Juliet], come from that nest / Of death, contagion, and unnatural sleep: / A greater power than we can contradict / Hath thwarted our intents.” (Shakespeare V.iii.151-4) The Friar blames this tragedy on fate when he says “a greater power...hath thwarted our intents.” This meeting was obviously doomed from the start because of fate, and the irony and foreshadowing make it very clear. Critic Ruth Nevo claims that,“The powerful irony of [Romeo’s] death scene is that as he swallows his fatal potion he is in fact nearer the fulfillment of his heart’s desire than at any other moment in the course of the drama.” (Nevo 249). As Nevo states that Romeo “is in fact nearer the fulfillment of his heart’s desire than at any other moment in the course of the drama” it is basically suggested that Romeo would never had had the chance to be with Juliet. They have formed a literal asymptote with the line that is happiness together, separated only by fate. Also, the irony of Romeo's death scene, which is mentioned above, strengthens the claim that they would have

Under love’s heavy burden do I sink.”(Act 2, Scene 4) This means that Romeo knew he needed time for his heart to mend, but chose to ignore it, and rush into a relationship with Juliet. This was a very poor decision made by Romeo because he specifically knew that he was broken and not stable for a relationship. Thus leading the two towards the tragedy of their deaths. On the other hand, Romeo was not the only one who had the choice to alter the course of the two lovers. After Juliet found out about the plans to have Paris marry her. She acted out of impulse and through together a crazy plan that had many risky outcomes. Obviously, there were many better plans that Juliet could have taken instead of a fake death. As Romeo is leaving, Juliet fears that the next time she sees Romeo he will be dead. This shows that Juliet overlooked her gut feeling that told her the plan wouldn't work and would ultimately have both of them dead. In the long run, the most important decision in the whole play of Romeo and Juliet was Romeo’s choice of suicide.

The character Romeo is displayed as a loving, kind hearted person and someone who is very emotional. This is shown when he is found crying in the forest at dawn because of Roseline, and he showed his courage when parting away from his friends and going to see Juliet at her house after the party;however, Romeo also has a change of heart later in the work, in which he expresses fury and hatred and makes many choices without thinking about the consequences. When Romeo finds out that his wife Juliet had died, he comes back in a fit of rage and goes to visit a chemist and persuades him to sell him a poison and he goes to visit Juliet (5,1, 61-78). This is an indication that he is expressing

Fate is the cause of inevitable outcomes destined to happen. In William Shakespeare’s play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, the star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, are impacted by the effects of fate. However, human factors caused by free will profoundly affect the tragedy of their love. Romeo and Juliet’s ill-fated lives made them destined to die due to fate. Although their death has been written by fate, Lord Capulet, Tybalt, and Friar Laurence have influenced their death in many ways.

Romeo and Juliet ended up the way they did due to fate. The fate was that Romeo and Juliet could never be together. The letter with the plan of Juliet's fake death, that never got to Romeo is an example of fate. This is fate due to the fact that there was nothing either, Romeo or Juliet could have done better to make sure the letter got delivered. " I couldn’t send it.

“Buy food, and get thyself in flesh. — Come, cordial and not poison, go with me. To Juliet’s grave, for there must I use thee.” In this quote, Romeo tells his friends that he is going to use the poison he got to kill himself so he can be next to Juliet. Shakespeare using this ending of Romeo dying which causes Juliet to also die as a way to show how foolish their town is.

O, true apothecary! Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die.” Romeo killed himself because he couldn’t control his emotions but if he would’ve waited just a tad bit longer he would’ve gotten to be with Juliet. Romeos actions killed his mother Act V scene 3 lines 210-211

After Romeo drank the poison he said “Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die” (5.3.120) Juliet then woke up and killed herself because she saw that Romeo was dead. This very big tragedy happened because of the family

However Romeos judgement was clouded with sorrow and they became melodramitic and resorted to ending his life with the poison potion. As Romeos states with a somber voice “I must indeed, and therefore came I hither. Good gentle youth, tempt not a desperate man. Fly hence and leave me. Think upon these gone.

Love is a force of nature that inspires people to exceed expectations to become closer to their love. According to Shakespeare for Students and the opinions of many other people, love and emotions toward someone can be strong enough to propel them to do great deeds, which may or may not alter their future with their love. In the tragedy, after Juliet “dies”, Romeo tries to be the hero and die alongside of her so they could be together in peace without causing any complications between the feuding families.

Various people have different beliefs on the subject of fate. No matter what they are, fate is something that goes back almost to the beginning of time. When you are born your fate has already been chosen for you, from the person you will marry, to the person and/or thing that caused your death. In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, An Aggrieved family feud, uncontrollable emotions, the role of fate and tragedy, play a big role in the sadly, short lives of the two teenage lovers. Although Shakespeare gave many possibilities to a various number of characters in this play to be responsible for this tragedy, one whom has read the play never actually got to put a name and face to such a disgraceful responsibility.

When Romeo finds Juliet “dead” in the mausoleum, he is so miserable that he drinks the poison given from the apothecary, because he cannot live his life without his true one and one and only love, Juliet. “Here’s to my love! O true apothecary, Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die.” (Act V.iii, 129-131) After Juliet wakes up after the forty-two hours from the drink in the vial, she looks around and discovers Romeo’s dead body. “O happy dagger, This is thy sheath. There rust and let me die.” (Act V.iii, 182-184). These are one of the most significant events that occurs in the play, which Romeo and Juliet made happen themselves.

During the renowned balcony scene, while sharing his love for Juliet, Romeo declares “With love’s light wings did I o’erperch these walls,/For stony limits cannot hold love out,/And what love can do, that dares love attempt./Therefore thy kinsmen are no stop to me,” (2.2.71-74). Romeo feels he is being controlled by love, and goes as far to claim that love has taken over his body, and flown him over the walls. He claims that love has possessed him, and brought him to Juliet. Anyone who reads this passage will realize how irrational and borderline comical he sounds. His dependence on fate is precisely what Shakespeare wants the reader to see, for later in the play the result of Romeo’s unpredictable manner ends in catastrophe.

In such shock, Romeo immediately goes to an apothecary to get a poison. He says, “There is thy gold, worse poison to a man's soul” (Shakespeare 919). Romeo refers to the poison as gold, because he is certain that is his only way to end up with Juliet. Furthermore,  Romeo travels to Juliet’s tomb where she is laying and takes the poison with him. When he reaches her he utters, “Well, Juliet, I will lie with thee tonight (Shakespeare 917).