FATE AND REALITY IN ROMEO AND JULIET By Kerac N. Falk Romeo and Juliet, the classic tragedy by William Shakespeare, revolves around two “star-crossed lovers”(I, i, l.6), or characters whose lives are regulated by fate. Everything they do, as well as everything that will ever happen to them, they have no control over. This is a ridiculous concept because as humans, we have the intelligence to make decisions that will guide us on our …showed first 75 words of 442 total…

…showed last 75 words of 442 total…they gather that it must be the workings of fortune or circumstance. They never look beneath the surface and try to find out why. It is because of this that many rely on fate and think it controls their lives. If everyone just stood back, and took life one step at a time, they might be able to predict what outcome will result form their action. We are the only people who control our destiny.