Romeo and Juliet

             Two never-fading names that distinguish true love from all else and immediately cry "Star-crossed Lovers", a rare and unique term indeed, given to those that were fated to die from their first meeting. But was fate the genuine reason for these surplus deaths? Or was it the irresponsible actions executed by those around them? Perhaps it's a complication of fate and human responsibility. However it is without a doubt that human responsibility is the greater contributor to these avoidable losses, as well as the tragic deaths of many others.
             Many factors can combine to result in the deaths of these two characters. It is inevitable that fate was a supplement to this colourless ending, as it was witnessed when the meeting of Romeo and Juliet took place, for young Romeo was not supposed to attend the Capulet ball. And even when Romeo was under the balcony to hear his destined lover declare her powerful love for him, it was undeniably fate that allowed him to hear such warm and fragrant words. However when Tybalt came across Mercutio at a chance meeting, it was human responsibility that led to the killings as well as Romeo's crime, yet fate took a chance and the Prince ordered banishment over the death penalty. More fate was enforced when the message from Friar Lawrence regarding the fake death of Juliet did not get through to her anxious husband. When the young bride was seconds too late to save her Romeo from the devastating effects of the poison and even more so when the Friar did not succeed in saving her soul, the idea that fate had indeed stepped into the lovers" path was once again portrayed. Yet it is circumstances based on impulsive decisions carried out by those around them that have enabled these events to take place in this remarkable tale. Indeed fate has put the "Star-crossed Lovers" together, but it is human responsibility that plays the major role in leading them to their early deaths.