Romeo and Juliet "From forth the fatal loins of these two foes A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life;" I don't agree with the quotation above because I think the tragic deaths of both Romeo and Juliet are caused by human decision. It is an indirect result of the decisions and actions of several characters. For example, Romeo decides to go to Capulet's party where he meets Juliet. Later on, Romeo and Juliet decide …showed first 75 words of 556 total…

…showed last 75 words of 556 total…Juliet. The tragic deaths of Romeo and of Juliet are the consequences of the decisions of several characters. Romeo decides to go to the Capulets' party. The lovers do not see the difficulties they will encounter if they marry secretly. The Friar too doesn't think about his plan carefully before he works them out. Thus it is free will of the characters, not fate, that causes the tragedy. Therefore I don't agree with that quotation.