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Essay / Fate versus Free Will - 602
Free will ultimately caused the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Obviously, the ending of Juliet and Romeo was predetermined for them because it is, after all, a play. Which, in a way, invalidates the debate about whether or not they had free will. However, with a voluntary suspension of reality, we can analyze the events that would have occurred if this situation had been real. The events that lead to Romeo and Juliet's untimely deaths are circumstantial at best, and each of them is individually avoidable. Some events could be considered destiny based on a chain reaction, but for my purposes I will say that if they had not made the choice that started the chain reaction, it would not have happened. not produced. Therefore, it is always based on free will. One of the most obvious examples of free will in Romeo and Juliet is when Romeo makes the choice to go to the Capulet party despite the fact that his family, the Montagues, are in conflict with Capulet's family. Romeo was in complete control of his decision to attend the party, and if he hadn't attended, he wouldn't have met Juliet and staged it....