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Fate and Destiny?

I have an assignment next week, and I was wondering If i could get some ideas from a few poeple.

In the essay I have to prove that Fate, Destiny and Luck do NOT EXIST in either or both of "Romeo and Juliet" and " A SImple Plan".

Any Contribution will be appreciated.

Thankyou.


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:

Yikes!!! Who did the assigning, ...Hitler? That is a tough one. I'll try to help ....but, shoot that question really bites....

With Romeo & Juliet - You could argue that Romeo's tempermental and moody character could not help but to react in 'that' manner given 'that' situation. There are many subtle hints to this in the play. Sorry, don't have the copy to cite them for you, but they are there. You could also argue that Juliet's character was too wrapped up in her own romantic images of 'love' to be expected to act (or rather, react) in the manner that she did. As Cassius said in the play Julius Caesar, "the fault lies not in the stars .... but in ourselves..." [not an exact quote but you get the idea].

With "A Simple Plan," if it is the movie starring billy bob, you could try this approach; [sorry it's been a while since I've seen the movie], The scheming fellow failed to take into account the simple minded fellows reactions to the situation. You could point out that it was this oversight and not the 'fates' or 'destiny' that ultimately brought about the disasterous results.

Geeesh, I sure hope this helps!