Romeo & Juliet were born into different situations altogether. Romeo & Juliet belonged to the house of Montague and the House of Capulet respectively with two houses at loggerheads with each other. Fate started functioning in the play Romeo & Juliet right from the beginning when the Capulet servant asked Romeo to read the invitation to the Capulet party that he not only read but also ended up attending the party and meeting Juliet there as total stroke of fate. Meeting turned into the love at first sight for Romeo who despite Rosaline's love overtures was not interested in her. The cupid played its role and love struck for both Romeo and Juliet. Love was a potent force for Romeo but it also greatly affected Juliet. The powerful words of Romeo in the play indicate the importance of love to him when she mentioned the perils of falling in love to him, "With love's light wings did I o'er-perch these walls/ For stony limits cann

However, the love of Romeo and Juliet was in complete contrast of the war and hatred between the two sides. This feud between the two sides made the two lovers realize many times in the play that it would be difficult to survive in the face of hatred between the two families. As the two families continue to be rivals through out the play, fate passed its verdict regarding the tragic end to take place in the end. Right from the beginning till the end fate overshadowed the actions of characters. Even when Romeo's character was introduced in the first act, he was presented as an utterly mellow and sad person desperate for love. Even before the play started the theme of fate was introduced in the prologue,

Notions of Stars and fate were so dominant in the play that Romeo himself like we all do in our daily lives questioned the idea of choices we can make to make things or events happen. These questions haunt everyone regarding fate and choices. Many argue that choices we make are inevitable that is we are bound to make such choices. Romeo and Juliet also believed in the stars and considered their actions to be guided by some outside force, may be fate. Romeo says in the play, "Some consequence yet hanging in the stars...by some vile forfeit of untimely death. But he that hath the steerage over my course Direct my sail." These lines clearly depict how Romeo thinks that his actions are guided by some outside force.

The debate of fate and determinis

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