romeo and juilet

• Power of death


  Unchangeable and holds the upmost power in the play due to predetermined fate
• Juliet's and Romeo's impulsiveness and folly of youth


  Causes their looming tragedy
• Juliet: 'My grave is like to be my wedding bed'
• Unspecified: 'Love devouring death do what he dare'
• Romeo


  • Tragic hero
  • His mind is too engulfed with love that he begins to descend into insanity
  • This ultimately leads to his death
• Romeo recognises the power of fate


  Brands it as an undeniable force working against him to separate him and Juliet
• Romeo: 'Then I defy you stars'
• Death


  Undeniable force through Friar Lawrence who is viewed as the mediator
• Unspecified: 'These violent delights have violent ends'