Romeo And Juliet..Was It Destined By Fate?

Romeo and Juliet

Was it destined by fate?

Romeo and Juliet is a tragic story of two lovers whose death was sealed by fate, and whose destiny was to be that they were to die in one another's arms. With love, revenge, misfortune, secrecy and ancient grudges, all contributing to the unavoidable ending which had already been destined by fate; the ending which ceased what seemed like an eternal feud between two families.

It was love at first sight and Romeo and Juliet where overtaken by the most powerful emotion felt by humans. This of course was brought upon by fate. If it were not for Mercutio convincing Romeo to gatecrash the party, then the sequence of events would not have succeeded, but once again, fate took over. Romeo had a gut instinct that it was a bad idea to go to the party, "And we mean well in going to this mask; But 'tis not wit to go."(Act 1 Scene 4) Romeo outlines that he did not think it right to crash Capulet's party, and that there was doubt involved. Yet fate urged him to listen to Mercutio's words and go ahead with the gatecrashing. There of course he saw his love, Juliet. Even though Romeo already seemed besotted by one Rosaline, all was forgotten as he immediately fell for his forbidden love Juliet. Fate brought the two together, to meet once again at her balcony, and there to share such words of passion, which resulted in the two agreeing to, each others hand in marriage. The marriage quickly proceeded the next morning, this once again influenced by fat. For it was that week that Juliet was to get married to Paris, yet fate organised it so she met Romeo just days before the wedding, instantly forgetting her marriage with Paris. It was fate that timed it so that Romeo and Juliet would have no time to hesitate and consider their option, and think about the situation rationally, so to come to a sensible conclusion. If that had occurred, then the death could have been prevented, but fate made sure that all those events were to take place, at those times, and in that order, so that their destiny would follow through.

It was that dark day, where Romeo saw Mercutio lying dead on the floor, a death caused by misfortune, as unlucky Mercutio got in the way of a dagger not meant for him. Why was it that Mercutio was standing at that particular place, at that particular time, and that the dagger, meant for Romeo, landed straight into his stomach instead? Because it was destined by fate to be so. "This day's black fate on more days doth depend; this but begins the woe, others must end."(Act 3 Scene 1) says Romeo after Mercutio's death. Today's black fate he states refers to the day being a day of mourning and darkness due to fate. That fate caused Mercutio to die, therefore making this day a day of blackness. Thos event drove Romeo into a frenzy, which led to the death of Tybalt, and Romeo's banishment from Verona. This meant that he could no longer be around Juliet, for if he was to be caught within the walls