ROMEO:
I fear, too early: for my mind misgives
Some consequence yet hanging in the stars
Shall bitterly begin his fearful date
With this night’s revels and expire the term
Of a despised life closed in my breast
By some vile forfeit of untimely death.
But He, that hath the steerage of my course,
Direct my sail! On, lusty gentlemen.
TRANSLATION:
Romeo is worried about the party that night because he thinks something bad is going to happen. Also, he thinks that fate will ruin his life.
MY THOUGHTS:
I think that fate like that can happen to any of us.
It is one of the strongest lines in the play because it grabs you in to read it and the description is really strong and emotional.
FATE:
Fate is a thing what controls our lives and is kind of a plan for the future years of your life.
I kind of know about fate because I am a Christian so I am a bit lucky.
October 13, 2012 at 10:29 pm
This is great, Harry. You’ve done a good job of moving from complete bafflement to being able to confidently write your own interpretation of a complex idea like fate.
It’s very important that we do explore the Christian ideas that people held at the time that Shakespeare was writing and performing these plays. He writes them with an assumption that his audience shares the same understanding. You’re right, being Christian is a real help to studying English literature – just another benefit.
CW