Analyse the ways in which Romeo and Juliet are victims of fate and circumstance
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Throughout this play, Romeo and Juliet's love for each other seems as if it is not entirely in their hands. They are often the victims of fate and circumstance, which brings about the question of whether they just weren't meant to be together. It seemed as if their love was destined for destruction. They didn't imagine that their love would lead to the tragedies it did.
The two young lovers struggle against impossibility from the outset of the play. Romeo is a Montague, and Juliet is a Capulet. 'From ancient grudge break to new mutiny'- the effect of this line is that we get a greater understanding of the hatred between these two families, who have a long running feud; their members are brought up to hate the opposing family. From the line 'my life is my foe's debt' we can tell just how deep the hatred runs between them. It seems impossible, and ridiculous to the families, that two people from warring families could fall in love. The line 'my only love sprung from my only hate' tells us just how strange and impossible this love seems, but we also notice that hate dominates in the end...