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Reading Log 6 – 9th judgment

  • Title: 9th Judgement
  • Author: James Patterson
  • Text type: Novel 

“9th Judgment” is a novel about a detective named Lindsey Boxer trying to solve two crimes. There are murders happening around san Fransisco of mothers and babies, and there is a burglar. Through reading the book  “9th Judgement” sad emotions were surfaced within me. I felt connected to Lindsay Boxer because she was really wanting to catch the killer. I felt this way because I could understand her passion for solving the crimes, and not wanting any more babies and mothers getting murdered. Throughout the novel, I could also empathize with Sarah and Heidi because they were in abusive relationships that they were trapped in, and were unsafe in. In the novel, Detective Lindsay Boxer is solving two crimes. Mothers and young children are being gunned down by a serial killer and being murdered, and a cat burglar is stealing jewelry from wealthy homes.  Justice is shown in many different ways throughout the novel due to the topis within this novel being closely related to justice, like murder and theft. I can’t relate to the feelings that many of the characters felt throughout the novel, as I have never been in a situation similar. But I am able to empathize with many of the characters’ emotions, as I am aware of the types of emotions that they would be feeling. This is through experiencing these emotions in other situations. The point in the novel where justice was revealed the most to me was near the end. When the serial killer Pete Gordon was shot and killed. Pete was shot and killed by a woman who had a baby and was carrying a gun, this is ironic as Pete was targeting this woman and her baby as his next target to murder. “He pulled his gun, but it snagged on his shirt. The muzzle was coming up when he heard the shot and felt the punch to his right shoulder.” This is when Pete Gordan was shot and killed by Wilma, the lady who he was about to kill. This is showing justice as he had taken so many lives of innocent women and babies. It was now only fair that his life was taken away from him, in order for him to regain moral righteousness. Pete being murdered is not only getting justice for the women and babies he shot and killed, but also for his wife Heidi and their two kids that Pete is abusive towards. This is justice for them as now Heidi and Sarah are able to go off and start a life together, without the fear of being killed or abused. Pete committed so many murders of innocent mothers and babies. So this means that is is only fair for his life to be taken away from him, as every action has an equal consequence. This is due to the concept of justice being surrounded by the idea of fairness, and equality. Throughout the novel, Pete is putting the lives of others into his own hands, making it only right that his life was put into the hands of others. Another way justice was shown after the death of Peter Gordon, is through the women of San Francisco feeling empowered to know they can be armed, to keep themselves safe and protect themselves against danger. This is justice for them as the many women in San Francisco who have small children, and babies no longer have to live with the fear of Pete Gordan killing them. In amongst all of the murders, there are also robberies going on. The robber turns out to be Heidi’s girlfriend and lover, Sarah. Sarah feels justified for stealing the jewelry as it is all insured so the rich women will all get money for it. But when Pete Gordon is killed, she and Heidi no longer need the money to start a life together. This means Sarah, is able to clear her moral compass, as she returns all of the jewelry back to Detective Lindsay Boxer anonymously. This is showing the idea of justice as Sarah is putting her wrongs right. By Sarah putting her wrongs right she is not only getting justice for the women whos jewelry she stole, but she is getting justice for herself. She is able to realign her morals and her ethics, by understanding what she did was wrong. “And for the first time since she’d started stealing from the rich, Sarah knew that the woman who had owned these jewels was going to be grief-stricken when she discovered the loss.” Sarah knew what she was doing was wrong from the very beginning. Therefore it is showing justice to the women she stole from. She is holding herself accountable for the actions she was taking and was going to have to live with the guilt for the rest of her life. Guilt is a punishment within itself. But it was when she returned the jewelry she was getting justice for the women whos jewels she had stolen. Although I don’t agree with what Sarah was doing throughout the novel, I can understand the reasoning behind what she did, as she needed the money to move away with Heidi. This novel has helped me understand the theme of justice in a more in-depth way, as I now understand people who are immediately affected in a situation, aren’t the only ones who can get justice from it. This idea was reinforced to me because not all of the women of San Francisco were immediately impacted by Pete Gordon, but when he was shot they all became empowered and felt like they got justice as they no longer had to walk around in fear. This novel can be connected to the wider world nicely due to the idea of being armed can be a good thing. Although a lot of the gun violence going on America at the moment, it also needs to be realised that for some carrying guns may end up saving their lives. 

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Reading Log 5 – Jesus Walks

  • Title: Jesus Walks
  • Singer: Kanye West
  • Text type: Song

The song, “Jesus Walks”  by Kanye West is extremely relevant to the theme of justice. It grasps the concepts of society’s stereotypes, racism and war within ourselves, which are topics that are tightly linked to justice. This song made me want to listen more as it intrigued me with the ideas that were brought up in it. Although I do not have the same religion as Kanye West, the topics within this song interested me and made me want to listen. I was able to sympathise with the African Americans the song is about, as nowadays there are still many cases where police are too harsh on young African Americans, on crimes they didn’t commit. Justice can be interpreted in many different ways in the song “Jesus Walks,” as it brings light to many people and things that deserve a form of justice. Whether that be social, commutative, distributive or legal justice. Throughout the song, Kanye West keeps referring to the phrase “Jesus Walks” through continuously repeating this phrase, he is saying that Jesus stands with everyone no matter their race, if they are good or bad, or their status in society. This shows justice as it brings light to the people who get discriminated against within society. It also provides them with a feeling of relief knowing that they have someone there to support them, and somebody that views everyone as equals. The point in the song where justice gets revealed to me the most is in the lyric “To the hustlers, killers, murderers, drug dealers, even the strippers (Jesus walks for them) To the victims of welfare feel we livin’ in Hell here, hell yeah (Jesus walks for them).” This Lyric reinforces the idea that Jesus is with everyone, and brings light to the discriminatory way these kinds of people are treated. Again, this shows justice because these people are the ones who suffer most in society, and get the most unfairly treated. Through Kanye bringing attention to them and saying that they are not alone is showing justice. This is because it is highlighting to the world that this behaviour is unfair. This attention gives these people a voice in the world to show they deserve equality and fairness. In a scene, it brings them justice as it allows the rest of the world to acknowledge the discriminatory behaviour, that goes on towards these certain races and types of people. This song also brings justice to the African Ameican people of America who feel discouraged and unloved, due to Kanye west bringing awareness to social justice imbalance in America. This is showing justice because all of the wrongs made by police, businesses, government, and White Americans are being pointed out in this song. This creates an opportunity for African Americans to feel like they have a voice in society, and allows the people who have done them wrong, to clear their moral compass by treating them fairly and equally. Although this song helps bring to light the justice many communities deserve, it also shows the imbalance of social justice there is at the moment in the world. This justice imbalance comes from the fact they have very little privileges, opportunities, and a fair chance to be wealthy. Through analysing and listening to the lyrics of this song, it makes me feel for people who are less privileged within society.  This song is very relevant to the present world as although it came out in 2004, most of the topics within this song like racism, police brutality against African Americans, religion, and stereotypes are very prominent topics in the present day. Although I can’t relate to being a subject to any of these issues, it makes me understand the term “White Privilege.” There is a big difference in the opportunities white people are given over black people in the world. “Jesus walks” has taught me that justice cant always resolve a problem. There is so much history with discrimination, that if everyone who has been discriminative is served justice it may anger them even more. The key to a change in society so that everyone is treated fairly, is people being able to acknowledge their wrongs to clear their moral compass. This means they can regain their good morals by changing their attitude. Another thing I have learnt about the concept of justice is that sometimes there is an imbalance of it, that can’t be fixed unless people are willing to put into action things like equality, and fairness. 

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Reading Log 2 – Secret Obsession

  • Title: Secret Obsession
  • Director: Peter Sullivan
  • Text type: Film

Secret Obsession is a film about a woman named Jennifer getting into an accident and forgetting everything. I felt very on edge whilst watching the film “Secret Obsession.” The character Ryan Garrity was impersonating Jennifer Allen’s real husband, Russell Williams. This uneasy feeling came from the fact that after Jennifer’s “accident,” Ryan Garrity took advantage of her memory loss, and took his obsession with her to the next level. Throughout the film right up until the ending, there was an imbalance of justice. Ryan had stopped at nothing to ensure he could make a life with Jennifer. He took it into his own hands to kill her parents, her actual husband Russell, and even a man who dropped off flowers to the hospital for her. When Jennifer finally shot him at the end of the film, she was getting justice for not only herself, after the mental and physical torture he had put her through, but also for the four people that he had killed. Ryan had now committed those murders for nothing because he ended up in the same place as them. A turning point for Jennifer, leading up to this moment was when she was looking through a photo album in bed. She was trying to jog her memory of her life before the accident. She noticed that one of the pictures didn’t seem right, as from the front her “husband” had grey hair, but from behind in the mirror reflection, his hair was brown. This made her question him. From that point, she couldn’t fully trust him. But it was when she found her ID in his wallet, she knew for sure that he isn’t who he said he was. Jennifer knew that her only option was to kill him in order to get justice for herself, but also for his victims. Throughout this film, Ryan Garrity also felt he was getting justice for himself. He had loved Jennifer for so long but she never reciprocated the feelings, which left him hurt and upset. He felt the only logical thing to do was to kill her husband Russell and get her into an accident. Ryan wanted this so he had the opportunity for her to fall in love with him. This is showing justice because he was getting what he felt like he deserved to have, a life with Jennifer without Russell getting in the way. “I probably would have killed you, too, but… the funniest thing happened. Fate gave me a chance.” Through Ryan saying this, it is showing justice as he is justifying his actions, whilst still holding himself accountable. I feel like this is a form of justice in Ryans perspective as he is taking responsibility for his actions, but he is now getting what he feels like he deserves, which is Jennifer. Jennifer’s and Ryan’s perception of justice are on completely opposite ends of the spectrum. This has made me realise that justice is a broad concept which every individual person perceives in different ways, and acts upon in different ways. This film has taught me a lot about justice but more specifically,  that with every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. So because Ryan Garrity took the lives of four innocent people, it was only fair that his life is taken away from him to regain moral rightness. In Ryans perspective, it was only fair that Jennifer’s husband died so he had a fair opportunity to love her, this can be seen through Ryan Garrity saying “All I have ever wanted is for you to love me.” This quote is showing an imbalance of justice, as he is indicating that Jennifers love is all that he has ever wanted, and what he feels like he deserves. This imbalance of justice in Ryans perspective is due to Jennifer never falling in love with him, which makes him feel like he is not getting what he deserves. This film is filled with extremely relevant topics in the present day, identity theft, stalking, obsession, and murder. These actions are all occurring in this film, and are real-life issues that exist in the world. These issues also go hand in hand with the concept of justice, as justice is the act of being equal to your actions and showing moral rightness. This is why the people who commit these crimes end up dead, or in jail to reset their moral compass. “Secret obsession” captures all of these ideas and is able to present them in a believable and modern way. I can connect to this film as I understand the feeling of wanting to get justice for myself after someone has turned out to be not who they say they are. I also feel like this film has many ideas that not only I can relate to but many others can relate to as well.


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Reading Log 1 – Missing Me

  • Title: Missing Me
  • Author: Sophie McKenzie
  • Text type: Novel

Missing me is a novel about a girl named Madison, being drawn into an investigation involving missing pregnant women. But it doesn’t go as planned, and she ends up in far more danger than she ever expected. Through reading Sophie Mckenzie’s novel “Missing Me.” I felt a lot of sympathy for Madison, as what she was doing was difficult and brave. She was putting her life in danger to save others, even people she hardly knew. It was clear to me from the very beginning that Madison was focused on getting justice for everyone who deserved it. This shows the type of caring person she is. But in order to be able to do that she needed to be brave and have trust in those around her which can be very difficult at times. Through reading this novel I have begun to understand and learn that people perceive the idea of justice in different lights. This is due to the fact that both Declan and Madison have completely different ideas of justice.  As a result, there are many different kinds. Whether that be internal justice or external justice. The idea of people having different perceptions of justice stood out to me at the end of the book. When Declan Baxter was threatening to kill Madison for her getting into his business. But Madison felt that Declan Baxter should be arrested and sent to prison for the horrible, unethical business he had created. These two characters have conflicting interpretations of justice as they both think they are right, and can not see from the other’s point of view on the situation. Declan feels power over Madison in the situation, as he views her as a teenage girl whos opinion is irrelevant and incorrect. When Madison says “Sometimes life just doesn’t allow for a totally happy ending.” This quote is showing justice to me, as she understands that compromises and sacrifices have to be made in order to get a form of justice. I felt a connection to Madison throughout the novel. As a teenage girl like her, I can understand the feeling of people thinking they have power over you, just because of their older age. I can also connect to her due to her feeling of wanting to help when something isn’t right. There is nothing worse than feeling like you could have done something if the situation does not result in something good. When Madison found out about the Miriam 21 project she felt entitled to help the young woman caught up in it. Madison’s morals and beliefs enticed her to want to get justice for the young woman, being forced to give up their babies. Madison felt that no woman should ever have to be in a situation, where they are forced to give up the babies they carried for 9 months. She felt that Declan Baxter deserved to be punished for adopting out these women’s babies. So to get justice for all of the women and their babies that were involved in the Miriam 21 project, she wanted to send Declan Baxter to prison. This is showing justice because Madison is trying her best to help the women who deserve it. Prison seems like the only fair option as he had ruined the lives of so many young women, by giving up their babies. It was now only fair, to ruin his life, and send him to prison. This text is extremely relevant to the world we live in today. Although it is fictional, there are elements in it that are extremely real to what is going on in the current world. Like the idea of young women being trafficked, and the concept that justice is interpreted in different ways by everyone, are extremely real topics which this novel has captured. “Missing me” has taught me that it doesn’t matter what age you are, if you believe in something strongly enough, Justice can be served to the ones who deserve it.

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Editing

EDITING:

  • capital letters: start of every sentence and for every proper noun
  • full stops: at the end of every sentence
  • commas: used to separate clauses and to list items
  • apostrophes: shows ownership or missing letters.

HOW TO PUT INTO PRACTISE:

  • read work out loud – helps to see if sentences make sense.
  • print work on paper and read it on paper – allows to use a pen or highlighter to see errors
  • change font, size or colour on your screen- trick brain into thinking you’re reading something new
  • read work backwards word by word. – help identify spelling errors by placing them out of context

SENTENCE EDITING:

  1. I went to the shop on Monday morning.
  2. My favourite colour is purple.
  3. The house was creaky, old and damp but I wasn’t scared.
  4. It was a cold, rainy day, they are safe in their car.
  5. “He’s my favourite,” mum said.

PLURAL OR SINGLE:

  • single tense: was, is. Eg i was walking
  • plural tense: were, are. Eg we were walking

EDITING CHECKLIST:

  • used the 5 senses?
  • used appropriate detail?
  • used commas to mark clauss?
  • used capital letters?
  • checked your apostrophes?
  • checked there/ their/ they’re
  • used multiple sentence types
  • used paragraphs appropriately?
  • kept your writing consistent?
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“And Then There Were None” Essay

Justice, what defines it, and who should it be served to? In Agatha Christie’s novel “And Then There Were None” which was published on the 6th of november 1939, Agatha Christie allows the reader to unfold and interpret the justice portrayed through the characters. She uses the characters to explore the concept of justice, and a few key events that portray the concept of justice is through General MaCarthur accepting his fate of dying, Wargrave killing the guests in order of the severity of their crimes and Justice Wargrave killing himself.

In Agatha Christie’s novel “And Then There Were None” she portrays the characters in a way to explore the concept of internal and external justice throughout the book. An event that stands out in the novel which explores the concept of justice within the characters is when General MaCarthur is sitting on the beach and he accepts that his death is coming and he is at peace with knowing that. “It’s not much good denying it now – not when were all going to die” ” you’ll be glad, too, when the end comes” – General MaCarthur. Through saying this General Macarthur is saying to Vera he is at peace with the idea of dying, and this is the moment where justice is revealed within himself as he has been feeling guilty for the death he caused purposefully of Officer Richmond. At the beginning of the novel, when the guests arrived to the island and the gramophone plays inditing all of the guests of all of their crimes. General MaCarthur makes a point to say that him killing Richmond was absolutely ludicrous and he would never send one of his own officers to their death. This shows that General MaCarthur’s mind was degenerating throughout the novel as Justice Wargrave was putting him through all of the emotional torture, because MaCarthur reveals that he is feeling the weight of the guilt after all of these years and he is at peace with the idea of dying which is showing an internal sense of justice within himself as he knows that he has to die to get his moral compass cleared. The purpose of Agatha Christie doing this is to show the readers that there are always equal consequences to your actions.

Another idea in which the characters are used to explore the concept of justice in Agatha Christie’s novel “And Then There Were None” is how Justice Wargrave murders the guests according to the severity of their crimes. This is a way of showing justice because the worse he deemed the crimes to be the later he killed them and this was a way of putting them through emotional torture and punishment for what they did as it gave them time to fully reflect on what they did which made all the guests begin to go insane, before he ultimately killed them which was inevitable because the only equal punishment murder is death as wrong doing must be balanced in some way. ” Those whose guilt was the lightest should, i decided, pass out first, and not suffer the prolonged mental strain and fear that the more cold blooded offenders were to suffer”- Justice Wargrave. Through saying this he is deciding who he feels crimes were more cold blooded and heartless and therefore who should be killed first and who should be killed last, which is why he decided to kill Anthony Marston first as he recognised that he wasn’t born will the ability to feel moral responsibility so it would make no difference keeping him alive and putting him through all of the emotional torture, and killed Vera Claythorne last as she purposefully allowed Cyril to swim to the rock knowing he would die, so that she could marry Hugo as she does feel moral responsibility. Killing the guests in order of the severity of there crimes is bringing justice to them evenly as they all end up dead but the road to death for all of them is different and the worse Justice Wargrave deemed the crimes the longer they had to suffer which is balancing out their crimes as they end up in the same place, dead, so Justice Wargrave uses the idea of justice to justify the murders he is committing throughout the time the guests are on the island.

Throughout the novel and then there were none, many characters were used to explore the concept of justice, but the most obvious character that portrayed the idea of justice was Justice Wargrave . Him killing himself at the end of the novel after he planned and conducted the murders of the other 9 guests on the island and Isaac Morris is not only showing justice for the rest of the guests that were killed but internal justice for himself as well, as he understood that although he thought the guests deserved to die after the horrible murders they all committed, he had to die as well as its the only fair punishment for taking 10 other lives on his terms and not on theirs. “I wanted to kill… yes, i wanted to kill… but- incongruous as it may seem to some – i was restrained and hampered by my innate sense of justice. the innocent must not suffer.” In Justice Wargrave saying this it shows that he had had the feeling of wanting to kill his entire life, which is why he chose the judge profession as he was able to sentence people to death and as he didnt want to kill the innocent this was perfect. As he didn’t kill anyone who was innocent on soldier island this fulfilled his craving to kill but after all of the murders were committed and he had served justice to all of the guests it was time for himself as he recognised he was no different from them as he had committed 10 murders. Through Agatha Christie making Justice Wargrave kill himself at the end of the novel, she is portraying the concept of justice clearly. “The principle of justice could be described as the moral obligation to act on the basis of fair adjudication between competing claims. As such, it is linked to fairness, entitlement and equality ” and as he killed himself he is clearing his moral compass death was the only fair punishment.

Agatha Christie portrays the concept of justice throughout the book and then there were none, she uses many key events and ideas to get her message across and communicate the idea of it, General MaCarthur accepting his fate, Justice Wargrave killing the guests off in order and Justice Wargrave killing himself at the end are all significant to the understanding the concept of justice throughout the novel. Agatha Christie’s “And Then There Were None” has shown me that every action has an equal consequence no matter how long it goes forgotten as someone will always find out and serve justice to you. in the guests of Soldier Islands case including Justice Wargrave they committed all of their horrible acts and murders and they went forgotten for many years but Justice Wargrave found out about them and served them justice and gave them an equal punishment to their crimes which was death, including himself.

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Practise paragraph

conflict, both internal and external in macbeth helps us understand the main messages of the play: “stars hide your fires, let not light see my black and deep desires”

Conflict, both internal and external in Macbeth helps us understand the main messages of the play. When Macbeth says “stars hide your fires, let not light see my black and deep desires” this is expressing his internal conflict within himself because this quote expresses to us macbeths greed and evil intent and him not wanting the world to see his dark ambition. as well as the quote having alliteration in it where he says “deep desires” this shows us that he is saying his words with a mood of passion and also allows the reader to focus on these specific words. The internal conflict that Macbeth is portrying is 

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Creative writing

I look up in confusion, staring at what I think is a waterfall that is trickling down the cliff side which has rotting debris constantly flowing over with it. The sky? I don’t even know what that looks like anymore, it has been plastered with a thick layer of smog that infuses the air with an indescribable stench.  My ears tune into the sound of sick screeching animals that have inhaled the smog.

What has this world come to? I wonder to myself.  We used to live in such a beautiful place. “Now what, what comes next, who comes next.” I turn around looking back at the forest, looking back at the struggling trees. How has this happened. How have we done this to our once thriving planet, I don’t know whether to love or to hate it. Without this world nothing would exist, but with it nothing wants to be existent. My mind drifts off into a perfect world, a world where the sky is blue, the grass is green, and the forests along with oceans are booming with animal life.

My mind abruptly snaps back and feel my taste buds tingle with the intense flavor of smoke, and that’s when I realize that I’m back, back in reality. I walk over to the murky pond where the waterfall runs into. I bend over and I feel my feet being drowned by the brown murk that is seeping through the holes in my worn out boots. I look over hoping I can see my reflection, hoping that maybe not all in this world has been ruined, but I can’t. All I see is brown. I extend my arm out to touch it, the thick sensation of the water weird, it’s like slime.  The stink of the rotting debris overflows my nostrils with a scent that I don’t want to be there.

I focus back on the top of the waterfall at the edges. Around where the trees once were. Around where the monkeys used to swing, around where the birds used to fly.  Now all that is left are deteriorating tree stumps. It makes me really sad to think what us humans have done to this planet, what we have done to our own home.

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Fate Essay

 

” Doth with their death bury their parents strife” What is fate? “Fate is a development of events outside a person’s control, regarded as predetermined by a supernatural power”-(Oxford dictionaries). Fate in the play Romeo and Juliet, plays a crucial part of the storyline, yet it is a subtle message throughout. The word fate isn’t used in the play, rather it is shown. Shakespeare displays fate through the language, by using coincidences, metaphors, and dialogue. He also shows it through the major events and at the beginning, in the prologue. Shakespeare uses a number of techniques to communicate the idea of fate.

The first way that Shakespeare suggests the outlook of fate in the Romeo and Juliet play, is through the prologue. In the prologue, Shakespeare presents the entire plot of the play before the play even begins. The purpose of this is to inform the audience and readers what’s going to happen in the play before reading it, also to display whatever happens to Romeo and Juliet is fate, and whatever actions they take and decisions they make, nothing can change the course of their lives. ” A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life;” This is a small section of the prologue, referring to when Romeo and Juliet commit suicide because of their forbidden love for each other. The prologue is an example of fate because the prologue is set so nothing can change what is going to happen to them, so in a sense the prologue is Romeo and Juliet’s life plan.  It’s within the language of the prologue that the story unfolds.

The coincidences Romeo and Juliet encounter are unmistakably seen as a hand of fate. Shakespeare uses coincidences that lead to a sequence of greater events. Capulet gives the servant a list of invites to his party, but the servant cannot read.  When he bumps into Romeo and Benvolio on the street he asks them to read the list for him, not knowing that they are Montague’s. The servant then says  “if you be not of the house of the Montague’s, I pray come and crush a cup of wine.” He is suggesting to them that if they are not Montague’s, then they are welcome to come to the party. Even though they are both Montague’s, Benvolio sees this as an opportunity for Romeo to meet a new lady. This is showing the concept of fate, because this is the very party where Romeo and Juliet meet. This party lead to a development of events, outside both Romeo and Juliet’s control. Which is fate. Through the coincidences used in Romeo and Juliet they lead to bigger things that develop in the play.

Shakespeare uses a variety of different ways when he communicates the idea of fate. One way is through the plot events. The major plot events in the play, always relate to fate in one way or another. When Friar Lawrence gives the letter about Juliet’s plan to Friar John, he intends for it to be given to Romeo.  But when a plague breaks out in a town on the way to Mantua, it put Friar John to a standstill, and he was unable to deliver the letter to Romeo. ” I could not send it-here it is again- nor get a messenger to bring it thee, so fearful were they of infection.” Friar John was revealing to Friar Lawrence that he was unable to get the letter to Romeo because of the plague that had broken out, and even a messenger wasn’t willing to deliver it because they were scared the infection might spread.  Fate is shown through this example, because the plague was out of anyone’s control, meaning nothing could be done to stop it happening, which is fate. It was also fate that Romeo didn’t get the letter, because if he did, both Romeo and Juliet would be alive when the play ends.

Shakespeare’s use of metaphors in the play Romeo and Juliet is a direct link to fate, because he uses metaphors that link the lives of Romeo and Juliet to a journey. Just before the Capulet’s party Romeo is talking to Benvolio and says ” I fear too early, for my mind misgives some consequence yet hanging in the stars.” he is saying to Benvolio that he is worried about getting to the party to early, and that he has a bad feeling about tonight, he feels as though something bad will happen. Something that will lead to his death. This is an example of fate because this happens to Romeo and when he said it he had no idea., and little does he know the “bad” thing that will happen tonight is him meeting Juliet, because if they did not meet. None of the further events would have happened, for example them killing themselves, because of their forbidden love.

The most simple way Shakespeare gets the idea of fate across to the audience, is through the dialogue. Simple things the characters say have a direct reference to fate, luck, death, fortune and coincidences. When Juliet says to the nurse “go ask his name.-if he be married. My grave is like to be my wedding bed.” Juliet is saying that if he is married she would rather die than marry anyone but him. She is talking about Romeo. This is a direct link to fate because Romeo and Juliet did get married, then Juliet’s parents want her to marry Paris, not knowing about the marriage between her and Romeo. So she had an elaborate plan to stop the wedding with Paris, and when Romeo killed himself because of it, Juliet followed because Romeo was the only one for her. When Juliet said that she had no idea it would turn into a reality. Meaning it was fate she said it.

Shakespeare has a writing style, unlike any I have ever seen before. The use of language and techniques of communicating fate he uses, can really reflect on the image of fate throughout the entire play. Shakespeare was really good at showing fate throughout the play. Without you realising, fate and free will in the real world relates back to every decision you make. Throughout this play fate has taught me that everything happens for a reason, and whether you choose to believe in fate or free will is up to you.