Samreet AtwalMrs. YingEnglish H 9 Per. 320 March 2014Destiny, fate, free will and free choice in Romeo and Juliet - The role of destiny Given that human beings are influenced by both destiny and free will, which of the two is more influential? Especially in many myths and legends, the hero is born to carry out a certain task and an example that comes to mind is the Greek mythology of Cronus and his son Zeus. Cronus was predicted that his son would overthrow him and to prevent this from happening, he swallowed all of his sons except Zeus, but Zeus managed to survive and returned to free his other brothers and still successfully overthrew his father. In contrast, the events that can happen are also modified by free will, with a character's decision especially with Caesar. Caesar refused to listen to the Senate and marked his defiance by crossing the Rubicon with a legion, leaving his province and illegally entering Roman territory under arms. The result was the acquisition of absolute power and his death. In Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet, two lovers come from two feuding families. They end up taking their own lives, ending their family's animosity towards each other. This decision was not the cause of free will but of fate. Even though Romeo and Juliet use free will to make some decisions, they were victims of fate because the forces they faced were beyond their power. Romeo and Juliet were mentioned as star-crossed lovers, meaning fate is involved. Throughout the story they mentioned having visions of each other's death that foreshadowed their inevitable tragedy which is... middle of paper... hateful. / If you ever disturb our streets again, your lives will pay the price of peace" (1.1 82-90). This feud causes nothing but more problems. Now the ruler of the beautiful city is angry with the two families. If Romeo and Julie were seen together, another fight would start, which would lead to the death of their father. Fate is nothing other than condemning lovers to death. Their families hate each other, the prince threatens to kill their fathers, and they are in love with each other, further increasing their desperation. Mainly due to the hostility between the two families, Romeo and Juliet are destined to the immolation created by their forbidden love, causing their death. One family member in particular, Tybalt, exerts such hatred for Romeo that fate once again holds back the lovers. Tybalt demonstrates his angry, resentful and stubborn nature throughout the work.