By Ceanna
Foreshadowing is a warning or a sign of some future event that is to occur. The tragic play Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare foreshadows a lot throughout the play which, allows the audience to predict future events. Foreshadowing is the window to fate that allows people to see deeper. In this play there are a lot of suggestions to future events to occur which, is a major part in Romeo and Juliet because it leads up to the ending and gives a bigger understanding of why the things that did happen happened. Throughout the play there are many instances of foreshadowing but, certain acts of this have a larger purpose towards the ending than others.
The first important quote that foreshadows the fate of Romeo and Juliet is “In herbs, plants, stones and their true qualities; For naught so vile that on the earth doth live but to the earth some special good doth give (Shakespeare, 101).” In this quote Friar Lawrence is using his characters to portray how Romeo and Juliet will use herbs and plants. This quote is …show more content…
Foreshadowing is important because it is the window to fate that allows people to see deeper. In this play especially there is a lot of foreshadowing towards the fate of Romeo and Juliet. Three of the most important foreshadowing quotes that connected to fate were: “In herbs, plants, stones and their true qualities; For naught so vile that on the earth doth live but to the earth some special good goth give (Shakespeare, 101),” “These violent delights have violent ends (Shakespeare, 133),” and “Methinks I see thee, now thou art below, as one dead in the bottom of a tomb (Shakespeare, 197).” These quotes all foreshadowed the death of Romeo and Juliet because Shakespeare wanted the audience to find a deeper meaning into the play. Foreshadowing was his way of finding the deeper