Destiny in Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is indeed a pair of "star-crossed lovers" (Prologue, Pg1). From the opening scenes of the play, the children of the two feuding families, the Montagues and the Capulets, the young couple is presaged to fall in love and eventually die together. Evidently, fate has a major role in this play as it unites the couple, separates them, and reunites them with death.How did Romeo and Juliet meet? In my opinion, they could have not avoided coming in contact with each other. In Verona, a medium-sized city in Shakespeare's time, and bumping into each other is highly unlikely. As Romeo and Benvolio chatter in a public area, an illiterate Capulet servant asks Romeo to read a guest list aloud. After Romeo reads it, Benvolio suggested that Romeo should go to the ball and compare Rosaline to other fine beauties in the party in order to relieve himself of his sadness for Rosaline. (Quote) If Rosaline had not been attending, Romeo would not have the idea of attending a Capulet party. Once Romeo and Juliet spot each other in the ball, the sparks of love cannot be stopped. Th
ey are scores of people on the street, why would the servant choose Romeo to read the guest list for him? The answer would be fate. In reuniting the young couple, bad timing played a chief role. Friar Lawrence, the mastermind in reunion of the couples had two ways of delivering message to Romeo about Juliet's apparent death. The first method is to send message with Romeo's servant, Balthasar. The second way is to deliver the message with Friar John. The first approach failed because of bad timing. Friar Lawrence is forced to use his backup plan. But, Friar John, the messenger was locked up in a house because of a pestilence. How often does that happen? Romeo learns the wrong message for Balthasar and decides to kill himself. As a reference to the "star-crossed lovers," Romeo cries out, "Is it even so? Then I defy you, stars." (V, i, Pg 80) Towards the end of the novel, there are examples of close calls, which involve timing as well. As Romeo is ready to kill himself, he utters, "Death that hath sucked the honey of thy breath, hath no power yet upon thy beauty. Thou
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