Fate Flashcards
1
Q
How is fate presented in the play
A
Throughout the play, Shakespeare presents fate as an inevitable, personified force, in which overpowers the freewill of the protagonists, thus giving rise to the eventual demise of the ‘star-crossed lovers’
2
Q
Para 1
A
Initially, fate is portrayed as an inevitable, inescapable power, beyond human control.
- Virtue itself turns vice
- death - marked
- Too like lightning
3
Q
Para 2
A
As the play progresses, fate is personified as a figure that seems to take great delight in the destruction of innocence
- I am fortunes fool
- o mischief thou art swift to enter the thoughts
4
Q
Para 3
A
As the play draws to a close, fate is established as overpowering the love between the protagonists
- A greater power than we can contradict hath thwarted our intents
