Napoleon Bonaparte once said, "There is no such thing as accident; it is Destiny miscalled." This is clearly demonstrated in the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is a play about love and hate and the final death of the "star-crossed lovers", Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare eloquently states throughout the play that fate is responsible for the lover's death in the end. While some might argue that the characters are to blame for their choices, which, readers might argue, were acts or free will, the reality of the situation is that fate is responsible for making Romeo and Juliet fall in love too. as the cause of the situations that led to their death. For starters, Romeo and Juliet's falling in love all happened at the evil hands of Fate. An example of the Fate behind doomed love is seen at the beginning of the play, when Lord Capulet sends a servant to invite the people on a list given to him to a party at the Capulet house. The servant, unable to read, accidentally runs into Romeo and asks him for help. Romeo, happy to oblige, sees Rosaline, his "love", is on the list and, after the servant kindly invites him to attend the party, Romeo debates whether or not he should go to the Capulets' house. Finally, after Romeo's cousin Benvolio insists that Romeo go to the party at least to compare Rosaline to the other women of Verona, Romeo declares, "I will go with me, show no such sight, / But to rejoice in the splendor of my " (1.2.107-8). Romeo has decided to attend the party in the hope of being able to win over his "love" Rosaline. But, without chance (i.e. fate) having meddled in the affairs of both the Capulets and the Montagues, Romeo would never have been invited to the party. The servant of t...... middle of paper ......kespeare, a play about love, hate and death of two doomed lovers, fate is responsible for the death of the lover. While some may argue that Friar Laurence is the cause of Romeo and Juliet's death, in reality Fate is to blame. This is clearly shown at the beginning of the play with the mention of "star-crossed lovers", as well as throughout the play with references to "fortune" or "stars". Fate made Romeo and Juliet fall in love and intervened in the situations concerning both Romeo and Juliet, thus causing their deaths and fulfilling their duty. Although it may be difficult to see at times, Fate was omnipresent throughout the play and ultimately played a significant role. Star-crossed lovers were doomed; they simply refused to see their fate. Works Cited The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet: and Related Readings. Evanston, IL: McDougal Littell, 1997. Print.