Despite the “true love” Romeo and Juliet claim to experience, their misfortune that they share is inevitable. Although the young duo attempt to marry without approval in order to be together, they always face situations that ruin their relationship.The young couple’s attempts to take matters in their own hand are nothing but failure, and eventually one can infer that Romeo and Juliet have no control over their own destiny.
 	Throughout the entire storyline, Romeo and Juliet struggle to be together despite their opposing households. When Romeo goes to the Capulet party and meets Juliet for the first time, they both feel instant love for each other. Juliet promises to leave her family name in order to be with Romeo but also complains that Romeo is a Montague, the enemy of her Capulet family. When Juliet understands this, she exclaims, “O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name, or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, and I’ll no longer be a Capulet” (74-78).
This obstacle that disallows Romeo and Juliet to be together is one of the multiple situations that suggest the couple are fated to never marry. Instead of marrying Romeo, Juliet is kinda forced to marry Paris. Despite Juliet saying thy should marry for love, her father becomes very angry when hearing his daughter refuses to marry Paris. Lord Capulet’s angry response emphasizes how much pressure is put on Juliet to marry Paris. All these situations the young couple face are overall examples of the couple having no control over their destiny. Romeo and Juliet’s fate is conspired against them and the only way they can be together is through death
 After Romeo and Juliet finally meet at the party, they realize the significant problem: Romeo is a Montague, enemy of her house. At the end of the play, Romeo recognizes that he cannot overcome fate as it is relentlessly restricting him from being with Juliet, at the site of her body. Despite the couple’s failed attempts to be together. Juliet, appearing to be dead, makes Romeo feel there is no chance of defying fate and must kill himself in hopes of being with her in the afterlife. When Romeo avenges his friend’s death by killing Tybalt, the audience can imply that the couple are fated for misfortune as the murder of Tybalt causes Romeo to be permanently banished from Verona. Realizing that he is not cut out for a good destiny, Romeo shouts, “O, I am fortune’s fool!” 142)

Fate is conspired against them as multiple scenes of misfortune ultimately deny the love of Romeo and Juliet, and the only way to be together is through death. If the Romeo and Juliet were not caught in this array of feuding households, their love would have developed further and experience a healthy marriage.