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Essay / Fatal choices: the role of decision-making in Romeo and...
Fate is a dominant force that operates the development of events. Most people believe that destiny is predestined and that nothing can be changed. But even a person's fate is determined by a complex combination of conditions and factors. This includes the choices people make based on the tendencies of their own minds, whenever they are faced with a specific circumstance. In Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, the protagonists believe that their lives are controlled by fate and luck. However, they had the opportunity to choose what they wanted to do and change their fortunes over the course of their lives. Although fate seemed to influence what happened to Romeo and Juliet, their choices ultimately contributed to the outcome of the tragedy because they made their choice. After Romeo is misled about the death of his beloved Juliet, he desperately searches for "a rain-proof wretch [who] would sell [the poison for] him" (V.ii.35). This demonstrates his immaturity and his youth because he was guided by his emotions rather than rational thought Because his heart was torn by grief, he was not able to make a wise decision considering the subject carefully Romeo would have. could wait for Brother Laurence's message, because Brother told him that he would come up with a clandestine plan to resolve the problem between Romeo and Juliet. It was his only choice to commit suicide, no one had forced him to do so. stayed the course and had grieved properly, he would have lived happily with Juliette Moreover, Juliette also decides to take the same action Instead of looking for a new way of living, she hoped “that a poison would stick. again to [Romeo]/to put her to death with a repairman” (V.iii.163-167). This clearly illustrates how they used decision-making power recklessly. Juliette was too indiscreet to disobey her parents and follow her lover whom she only knew for a few days. These two characters failed to recognize the power of love and caused self-destructive violence. Romeo's tragic flow proved fatal when he was unable to see the consequences of his decisions. His downward spiral was determined