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Stars as the Ultimate Determinant in Romeo and Juliet
Title: Stars as the Ultimate Determinant in Romeo and Juliet
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 583 | Pages: 2.5 (approximately 235 words/page)
Stars as the Ultimate Determinant in Romeo and Juliet
In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, several clues are provided foreshadowing the deaths of the title characters. Despite all of the insinuated opportunities to dodge the gruesome ending, fate, written in the stars, cannot be avoided; and these characters, not destined to have their love, must die.
This central idea of fate is first introduced in the Prologue when the chorus refers to Romeo and Juliet as “star-crossed lovers” (Prologue,6): fate is a power
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and Juliet leads to the demise of the Capulet and Montague children. Although the two families are opposites, they have more in common than they have different. Romeo and Juliet were links between the families, and fate took both of their lives. Even though the children are dead, the city of Verona is now at peace as the stars reveal their plan; the feud between the Capulet and Montague families has finally ended, though tragically.
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