Throughout many great novels there are events where fate takes place at some point in the story. In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, fate occurs very often. Throughout the play, Romeo and Juliet realize they cannot peacefully coexist in the town of Verona and that a tragic fate is inevitable. The two families, Romeo"s Montague's and Juliet"s Capulet's continue their rivalry from the first scene to the end of the play, where an inevitable event takes place. Romeo is in love with Juliet, who is the daughter of an enemy to the house of House of Montague, and conversely, Juliet is in love with Romeo who is the son of an enemy to the House of Capulet. Their innocent love is the first step in a chain of events that lead to the fate driven tragedy. After Romeo invites himself to the Capulet"s part, he and Juliet experience love ant first sight. When Mercutio, Romeo"s friend and son of Prince Escalus, fights Tybalt, the kinsman to the House of Capulet, Mercutio dies. Romeo takes revenge of his friends death by killing Tybalt, which results in Prince Escalus banishing him from Verona. Fate causes Count Paris, a young count and kinsman to the prince, to desire Juliet's hand in marriage at the time of her marriage to Romeo. Count Paris" desire causes an untimely death for Romeo and Juliet. Although in some stories fate is rarely used, in the play of Romeo and Juliet, fate is very imminent. .