A large part of the beliefs for both Romeo and Juliet involve fate. They believed in the stars, and that their actions weren't always their own. Romeo, for example, 1.4.115-120, he says, "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." He's basically sayi

During this part of the play, after Romeo has killed Paris and himself but before Juliet has done the same, the Friar comes rushing in, trying to persuade Juliet out of the tomb before more arrive. He says to Juliet 5.3.159, "A greater power than we can contradict hath thwarted our intents." It can be interpreted that he is talking of fate, telling Juliet that a power beyond their control has spoiled their plans. This power must be fate. They couldn't contradict it, how would you? How do you beat the power that spins out lives and creates our futures in the same manner that it is has created our past and present. You can't. Their story, as sad as it may be, was meant to happen. The good and the bad are a balance that even fate must recognize and accept.

In the end, the hatred was ended, and their love was as true as it could have been. Even if their lives were ended by it, like Romeo says 2.2.83, "And, But thou love me, let them find me here. My life is better ended by their hate Than death prorogued, wanted of thy love." He would have preferred to die then to have lived without Juliet, or not to have Juliet's love and be left only with hate. He so proves the strength of such a conviction when he kills himself, and, in turn, Juliet kills herself.

The peace may have been the final part in this grand scheme which seems so perfectly plotted, bringing together two lovers and two families full of hate. The Friar so predicted the marriage might do, 2.3.98, "For this alliance may so happy prove To turn your households' rancor to pure love." He agreed to marry them, seeing such a noble event bringing the two families together and ending the hatred, and then turning it to true love.

Believing in fate and trusting dreams such as these is believing in the idea that a stronger power and force controls us, and in the case of such a strong love as the love between Romeo and Juliet, that there is one person out there destined for everyone. It's romantic, and Romeo and Juliet were lucky enough to find each other, even if their love eventually led them to their deaths. In this case, however, fate may have been trying to do more than bring the two together. On 5.3.317, The Prince says, "A gloomy peace with it brings..." after they two are discovered dead and their marriage revealed by the Friar. The hatred and feud between the two houses was causing so many to loose their lives. The Prince was fed up with them and their brawls, such as on 1.1.90-100, "...By thee, old Capulet, and Montague, have thrice disturbed the quiet of our streets...If ever you disturb our streets again, Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace." He's saying that the feud is causing many problems on his streets, and the next time he needs to break them up or people get inv

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