Fate in Romeo and Juliet

is, by his voice, should be a Montague
             Come hither, covered with an antic face,
             To fleer and scorn at our solemnity?
             Now, by the stock and honor of my kin,
             To strike him dead I hold not a sin.
             And to make the situation even worse, Tybalt, says the following to his father, intending to show that he is not joking and that he is going to try and kill Romeo: "I will withdraw; but this intrusion shall, now seeming sweet; convert to bitt'rest gall." (I, vi, lines 91-92) The rage of the two families is shown and also fate becomes more vivid and death is already foreshadowed. It is very important to emphasize at this point that the love between Romeo and Juliet cannot exist because of the rage between the two families. Fate is already taking its place. And this particular event, the first acquaintance between Romeo and Juliet, has started the chain of tragic events that will eventually bring peace to the streets of Verona. Here is another passage which underlines the effect of Romeo's and Juliet's deaths: "For this alliance may so happy prove to turn your households' rancor to pure love." Many times there are small reminders between the lines o
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