If fate were to be a character in Romeo and Juliet, it'd be father time. Coincidences are the key reason the play had come to a tragic end. The fact that Romeo and Juliet even met was a major coincidence. A servant asked Romeo to read names off a list for a Capulet party. “Find them out whose names are written here!” (1.2. read more
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet's story begins in the streets of Verona. Members of two feuding families, the Montagues and Capulets, are in the midst of a brawl. When the fight is over two young men of the Montague family (Romeo and Benvolio) agree to secretly attend a Capulet ball. read more
Fate mans the helm of the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Through a series of related coincidences, fate steers the course of the play. Each event brought about by chance contributes to the eventual outcome, and to the eventual reconciliation of the feuding families. read more