Fate was a huge part in the tragic ending of Romeo and Juliet.

The Romeo and Juliet essay that I wrote for school about fate
indicates that they are fated to be together, when Romeo sees his own death, the Nurse knew what would happen in the end and Lady Capulet told Juliet what she thought was going to happen if she refused to marry Paris.

Romeo and Juliet Essay Topics - Shakespeare Online
It would have been easy for Shakespeare to have written the play with a happy ending where both Romeo and Juliet lived, however with fate intervening Shakespeare has managed to kill his two main characters which helped people keep interest in the play and then he surprised them again as he plays with our expectations of what each person does throughout.

When fate is your enemy and time reveals each unraveling tragedy to your dismay, you understand how it feels to be the protagonist’s of Shakespeare’s most famous love story, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet.
