FREE ESSAY ON ROMEO AND JULIET

ROMEO AND JULIET

Lovers are often stopped from falling in love, but lovers have faith to help them love
each other. In William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, two star-crossed lovers are paused
from falling in love, due to two family feuds. Fate leads Romeo and Juliet to meet and to
die.
Romeo and Juliet are fated to meet, although they are from different worlds. For example,
when Romeo tells Benvolio of his first love, Benvolio tells him that they will soon be
together, but Romeo claims "in that bit you miss. She'll not be hit with Cupid's arrow,
she hath plans wit" (I, I, 216-217). Rosaline was not meant for Romeo. Their love shared
was unreal. Cupid knows that someone else along the way is destined for him. In addition,
when preparing for a party at the Capulets' house, Romeo believes "his mind misgives some
consequences, yet hanging in the stars shall bitterly begin his fearful date," (I, iv,
113-115) if he attends the party. The stars are predicting Romeo's future. They know that
he will meet someone, but something between the two was just not meant to be.
Furthermore, when Juliet asks Romeo how he found her, he replies, "'By love, that first
did prompt me to inquire. He lent me counsel, and I lent him my eyes. I am no pilot'"
(II, ii, 85-87). Romeo's instincts lead him. Juliet is his true love and his soul knows
where to guide him. Even if fate helped the two lovers to be together, it also helped
bring them to punishment.
Romeo and Juliet's path of love is fated for disaster. For example, when Juliet learns
that Romeo is a Montague, she realizes "[her] only love springs from [her] only hate" (I,
iv, 52). Juliet knows inside that falling love with Romeo will only make the family feud
even worse. Juliet also knows that the two can be killed for loving across their group.
In addition, Juliet believes all men fickle and that Romeo "be fickle, for [she] hopes
thou wilt not keep him long, but send him back" (III, v, 60-64). Juliet hopes that Romeo
will plays with her heart. She wants this because she wants the two lovers to end up in
grief together, then they can be happy again. Furthermore, Juliet believes that she will
meet Romeo "by leaving earth... [to] comfort [her], counsel [her]" (III, v, 218-220).
Romeo and Juliet's love is too strong to be broken down. The only way the two lovers can
be happy is in heaven; therefore, death is the answer. Romeo and Juliet rely on death to
satisfy them.
Because the Montagues and Capulets disapprove of the couple meeting, they must die
together to please themselves. They do not care what people say, they just want to be
happy. Nowadays, couples still rely on death to help satisfy them, like Romeo and
Juliet.