Fate/Destiny
Cards (6)
- State the quote from Act 5 which uses a metpahor, showing how Romeo is expressing his frustration and anger towards fate and the unfortunate events that have led to his current situation. Also shows that his self assured hubris and belief that he is bigger than fate, destiny and the stars.
- State a quote from the prologue which foreshadows Romeo and Juliet's death and further implies what happened was fate. It also shows how their relationship was inevitable due to the phrase of ''star-crossed lovers''., highlighting fate.
- State the quote from Act 3, scene 1 which uses alliteration of ''fortunes fool'', implying that Romeo has bad luck. Alternatively, it could mean that everything that has happened to him is fate and fortune, controlling his life.
- State the quote from Act 3, scene 5 which shows that Juliet feels helpless when she says goodbye to Romeo. Fortuna, the goddess of fortune and fate is presented as fickle, as she could raise men up to great heights or cast them down. She begs fortune to be kind to Romeo as he is full of faith.
- State the quote from Act 5, scene 1 said by Friar Lawrence which uses an oxymoron when he discovers that the letter has not been sent to Romeo. His attribution to this bad luck could suggest it was inevitable as everything was down to fate. He blames everything everything on fate.
- State a quote from the Prologue which uses dramatic irony which suggests the fate of the ''star-crossed lovers'' is already marked and predetermined by the stars. Shakespeare links faith to tragedy challenging prevalent superstitious beliefs about fate.