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Who or what is responsible for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
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Who or what is responsible for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy mainly because of the downfall of the main characters through weakness or misfortune, which lead to their deaths but these flaws are not the only reasons for this tragedy, it is possible that their fate was "written in the stars" as there are many references made about these stars. Fate (the fact that life is already planned out and is out of human control) must be one of the key factors in causing the tragedy of the "star-crossed lovers" Romeo and Juliet. It is possible that there was "some consequence yet hanging in the stars"(I iv) that already had their lives scripted down and no matter how much Romeo wanted to defy them "I defy you stars"(I, vi) he could not. This must mean that Romeo's life was already planned out. But fate...
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