Fate is an inevitable and often adverse outcome or condition; destiny. The destiny of these two lovers, which is suicide, is revealed to the reader at the beginning of the play. ... This indicates that Romeo believes that he is a pawn of fate, and that he has no control over his destiny. ... This foreshadows Romeo's fortune at the end of the play. ... This creates the circumstances needed to drive Juliet to suicide, which is her destiny. ...

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He ends with "But he that hath steerage over my course" (1.4.112) which implies that a superior force has control over his destiny and will direct him. ... This foreshadows a later scene in the play where Juliet awakens only to find Romeo dead on top of her, in a tomb. ... It's a never ending circle of power and feeling, destiny and actions. ... In this play, Romeo and Juliet were given guidance but fate didn't have complete control over their destiny and it couldn't guarantee a happy ending....

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These references of the two lovers inform the audience of the structure of the play itself, which is the fate from which Romeo and Juliet cannot deny, and the "stars" which are controlling their destinies to be together and eventually die tragically. ... Romeo and Juliet's fate is foreshadowed right in the beginning of the play, during the prologue, when the "star crossed lovers" are introduced. ...

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(3.1.142) This quotation shows us that he knows that Fortune is in control of his destiny now, and that he has no say in what happens to him. ... The prologue sonnets foreshadow excessive passion between Romeo and Juliet, and the sonnet in Act I Scene V already has a lot of passion between the two star-crossed lovers. ...

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Plot Overview IN THE STREETS OF VERONA another brawl breaks out between the servants of the feuding noble families of Capulet and Montague. Benvolio, a Montague, tries to stop the fighting, but is himself embroiled when the rash Capulet, Tybalt, arrives on the scene. After citizens outraged by the constant violence beat back the warring factions, Prince Escalus, the ruler of Verona, attempts to prevent any further conflicts between the families by decreeing death for any individual who disturbs the peace in the future. Romeo, the son of Montague, runs into his cousin Benvolio, who had earlie...

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