![]() ‘Then I defy you stars!’ is said by Romeo in act 5 scene 1. This speech is with Paris but it is not a love sonnet like it was when Romeo and Juliet met for the first time which shows no matter how hard anyone tries, only she and Romeo can be together because it is written in the stars. ![]() She could run away with Romeo or have the Friar talk to the families, as he is a respected man. She is making it as if fate is in control of everything but she can, if she wants to not kill herself but try to resolve the family feud by another way. This part of the play is when she is planning her fake suicide. She is basically saying everything happens for a reason whether the result is good or whether it is bad. This shows that Romeo and Juliet are connected with each other on a higher level. She, like Romeo, realizes she has no control over fate and will just have to take it as it goes. The ‘must’ part is very dominant which also reflects on Juliet’s character. The phrase, ‘What must be shall be’ is said by Juliet in act 4 scene 1. There is foreshadowing of this incident occurring when Benvolio is speaking at the start. It just so happens that Tybalt is Juliet’s cousin and this will spark even more hatred between the two families of the Capulet’s and Montague’s. Romeo could have controlled his anger and just reported that Tybalt had killed Mercutio instead of seeking revenge and killing Tybalt. Romeo knows he has made a big mistake by killing Tybalt and ‘O, I an fortunes fool’ is all that he can say, he is trying to put the blame on fate when it may not all be fate. Nothing is going his way, fate is in control of him and he has no power over it. It is as if fate is playing a game with him and he is losing that game. ![]() The ‘fool’ part makes it seem as if Romeo is totally helpless and doesn’t know what is going on and why. This shows that fate is against him again. Romeo says this just after he kills Tybalt. There is more predestination in the phrase, ‘O, I am fortunes fool’ in Act 3 Scene 1. This is exactly Shakespeare’s agenda as he wants to take the lives of the most innocent people in Verona to show fate can be hostile for people. It is more tragic because Romeo and Juliet are still innocent and they die at such a young age.
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