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FATE – Events : – Tripping on graves – Chance meeting a servant with the guest list – Friar Johns Quarantine Prologue: – Pre determines Romeo and Juliets fate.
Language: – “He that hath steerage of my past.
THE PATH: 1. Scour through your own notes for other references to fate 2. For EVERY point you’re going to make, find a full, accurate quotation 3. Develop an out line of your essay- paragraph by paragraph
(Act 1 Scene 5)
Capulet welcomes his guests to the party and invites everyone to just have fun and enjoy. While Romeo is looking for Roseleyne (the only reason he secretly came to the party), he sees Juliet, and falls in love straight away. Tybalt recognises Romeo and tells Capulet that he wants to fight him, Capulet tells him to calm down, he doesn’t want his party to get ruined.
This was a Capulet party, so how did Romeo know? Fate. Capulet’s servant couldn’t read ( as only wealthier people had education, and poorer people were illiterate), so he went to two wealthy looking men(coincidentally Romeo and Mercutio) and asks them to read the list of names that were going to attend the party. At that time Romeo was insanely in love with Roseleyne, and her name was in the guest list. He saw this as his chance to meet Roseleyne, but when he gets to the party, he completely forgets about Roseleyne as soon as he sees Juliet.
This is a key aspect of Shakespeare’s play, because a large amount of the play consists of ‘fate’ and this is an exceptionally great example which portrays fate. If the servant asked someone else or he went to look a minute later, Romeo wouldn’t be there, and the whole play wouldn’t work. This is the first example of fate, and in my opinion the best example. Fate, I believe are lyk big pieces of a jigsaw, where the whole jigsaw picture can’t be seen without the big chunks, whereas without the smaller pieces, you could still be able to work out the final picture. (Easiest example I could think of, not very good, but it explains what I mean.)
Act 2 Scene 6
It is Romeo and Juliets seceret wedding, and Friar Laurence tries to convince Romeo to calm down. Marriage is for the long term, “These violent delights have violent ends,” he warns.
Unfortunately, Romeo’s excitement takes over, and he doesn’t listen to a word. Juliet then runs in, excited. Romeo and Juliet can’t stop staring at each other and can barely keep their hands off another. Friar Laurence sees the immensely excited to-be couple and finally weds them, with nothing gone wrong, so far.
From lines 8-10, Friar Lawrence uses a simile to warn Romeo about being too passionate too soon.He says “Delights have violent ends, and in their triumph die, like fire and powder, which, as they kiss, consume delights have violent ends and in their triumph die, like fire and powder, which, as
In the prologue, Shakespeare uses ‘Iambic Pentameter’. This makes the audience interested, as it is enjoyable to listen to, as it rhymes and has a nice flow. Some of the crowd were drunk and this would catch their attention from the very beginning of the play.
“In fair Verona where we lay our scene…” “…where civil hand make civil blood unclean…” “…From ancient grudge break to new mutiny…”
Fate is where pre-determined events lead to a final destination. Shakespeare creates tension through constant references to fate in Romeo and Juliet. An example of this is Shakespeares use of language in his metaphor “Let He that hath steerage course, direct my sail” which Romeo says before rhe Capulet Mascarade party in Act 1 Scene 4. Shakespeare describes Romeo as a ship, captained by God. This causes tension because at first Romeo let fate take control of his life but then after things start to go bad he tries to divert and make his own path, however things become even worse.
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