Foreshadowing Romeo's Death

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In Marilyn Williamson’s work on “Romeo and Death,” the themes death and fate appear to compliment each other and can be linked with the suicide of Romeo. During the play, Romeo talks about how Juliet is the missing light in his life and how he must marry her before his life is cut short. This can be seen as foreshadowing to Romeo’s death yet, it is a reference to the themes death and fate. During this time, Romeo acknowledges his assumption that he will die as a young man as well as the Friar who responds with words of wisdom despite our knowledge of the lovers suicide. Furthermore, Juliet had become accidental to Romeo’s suicide as he had loved Rosaline from the beginning. Because of this, the relationship between the two lovers changes Romeo’s

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