Fate and Free Will used in Romeo and Juliet

Fate and Free Will used in Romeo and Juliet
The impacts of fate and free will surround us everyday. A major symbol for fate is the stars. Similar to fate, the stars go untouched and cannot be altered. Shakespeare uses fate and free will in Romeo and Juliet to show fate is a predetermined force and free will is by choice. Fate is shown through Romeo and Juliet's doomed love, the characters reaction to fate, and the ending can be seen to be a reply of fate.
The idea that the story of Romeo and Juliet was based around doomed love is given from before the story even starts, in the Prologue "…