shes, which would mean marrying Paris or follow her heart and marry Romeo. The families made the decision to end their feud to prevent any more unnecessary deaths. It was considered fate that they would meet and fall in love and then die for each other. Fate brought them together as well as ended their lives. It was in the stars. Romeo and Juliet didn’t take the time to get to know each other and form a deep intimate relationship. They rushed into their relationship. They were also very young to be experiencing love. Even people much older than them do not know what love means. It may have really been true love that was mutually felt by both of them though. Their names were what kept them apart. If the families had listened to the Prince of Verona and made peace, then Mercutio and Tybalt wouldn’t have died. If Romeo and Juliet would have listened to the advice given to them by the Friar then they would not have died so young. The Friar cautioned them about acting hasty and irrational. But instead the star-crossed lovers meet the fate of death. The lack of thinking things through and acting solely on one particular emotion can lead to negative results. In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare shows how impetuous actions combined with the need for lust can lead to a tragic end. It wasn't fate but rather Romeo and Juliet's hasty actions that brought their untimely death. At the very first sight of Juliet, Romeo immediately fell in love with her. He didn't even think about her character, age, or even about if she were already married. If Romeo had taken his time and gotten to know Juliet and thought about what might come of this attraction, the tragic ending to their story could have been avoided. Like Romeo, if Juliet had just taken some time to think things through, this disaster might have never occurred. Had the two lovers not been so impulsive, they could have talked with the Friar and decided if this was really the best op...
