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Romeo has been trying to avoid his destiny, but his attempts were unsuccessful..
Romeo was not alone who was futilely trying to avoid this great force. After hearing the Juliet's soon arranged marriage with Paris, Friar Lawrence tried to prevent this fate. Yet, their plan failed miserably.

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In the first evidence, we can see how Romeo suspects the force of fate changing his future.
In the second evidence we can see how Romeo fully understands that this mysterious force is controlling him.

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In this passage we can see how Friar Lawrence and Juliet tried to not let her get separated from Romeo. Yet, despite their tries to avoid it, they got separated for forever.

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In this passage we can see that, despite Rome tried to avoid it, the duel between him and Tybalt has occurred. And this encounter also took Mercutio's life, who was trying to help Romeo avoid the duel. Here we can see how despite Romeo's attempts to avoid his destiny, he still ended up following the Fortune's "script".

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Friar Lawrence hears a noise and hurries Juliet to leave the Capulets' vault. And he informs her that a greater power, referring to fortune, has interrupted their plans

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Romeo says the he is the Fortune's victim

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Friar Lawrence's plan of faking Juliet's death to avoid the second marriage has failed right at the end. After opening the Capulets' vault, and seeing that Romeo is dead, he tells Juliet to leave this place.

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Mercutio dies in a duel with Tybalt. After that Romeo, enraged, kills Tybalt in duel.

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"I hear some noise.-Lady, come from that nest
Of death, contagion, and unnatural sleep.
A greater power than we can contradict
Hath thwarted our intents. Come, come away." (5.3.156-159)

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"O, I am Fortune's fool!" (3.1.142)

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In this passage, we can see how Romeo has a bad feeling about this ball, and that visiting it will start something that will kill him in the end. So he tried to slow down a bit and maybe even don't go to the ball to avoid this fate. Yet, his friends persuade him to go.

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Romeo is worried that he and his friends will arrive too early. And he has a feeling that this ball tonight will be the start of something bad. Something that will end his life.

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Before meeting Juliet for the first time, Benvolio tells Romeo they will be late for the Capulet's ball, and he replies

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"I fear, too early, for my mind misgives

Some consequence yet hanging in the stars

Shall bitterly begin his fearful date

With this night's revels, and expire the term

Of a despisèd life closed in my breast

By some vile forfeit of untimely death." (1.4.113-118)

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Prompt:  To what extent does Shakespeare rely on the motif of fate to deliver one of his main messages, and why is this important?

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In popular cinema, the idea of tempting fate or even escaping fate is a prevalent notion.  Movies like Final Destination and Slumdog Millionaire are two relatively well-known examples; plays often explore these same concepts, too.  Throughout William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, the motif of fate is established to help deliver one of the central ideas that no matter how hard people try, if they tempt fate or try to defy their destiny, they will likely lose.  This idea is significant because even though people like to think they are in control, sometimes there are greater forces at play.

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