The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is a love story that has been read for hundreds of years and is still studied today. The story is about a young boy and a girl who are in love with each other but both of their lives end in tragedy. Many actions of the characters in the play affect the outcome of the play, but no character can be blamed for the outcome. The only thing these events can be attributed to is fate. Fate did many things in the play, such as causing Romeo and Juliet to meet and making Romeo believe that Juliet was dead. The first meeting of Romeo and Juliet is due to fate. If Romeo and Juliet had not met, the rest of the play would not have happened. Their meeting took place when Romeo and his friend Benvolio were invited to a party thrown by Juliet's family. How they were invited to this party can be attributed to fate. An illiterate servant asked Romeo to read a message from the Montagues explaining the party, and then the servant invited them. Of all the people this servant could have asked for help, he turned to Romeo. When Juliette...