In Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, destiny is the true governing force at work. Fate and free will are responsible for the deaths and destruction in the play. At the beginning of the play, the chorus announces to the audience that an “unhappy” couple is going to commit suicide. “From the fatal loins of these two foes / Two cursed lovers take their lives” (Prologue 5-6) The audience now knows that these “star-crossed” lovers are destined to die, to fate and to freedom. the will is responsible. In the play, Shakespeare blames fate for their deaths. The chorus refers to the couple as being cursed. This is what, according to Shakespeare, kills the couple. Fate causes Mercutio to die while Tybalt kills him with a lucky shot under Romeo's arm. Romeo seeks revenge and kills Tybalt. Romeo is then forced to leave Verona under penalty of being executed. It's Romeo's fault he's exiled, not Tybalt's. Romeo accuses fortune of having deceived him. “Oh, I’m a fortune fool.” (III I 134) Tybalt wanted to attack Romeo but Romeo attacked Tybalt. It was fate that influenced the outcome of his death. Even if fate is somewhat uncertain...