Romeo and Juliet Is it fate or free will?

"Chaos is found in greatest abundance wherever order is being sought. Chaos always defeats order because it is better organized." Terry Pratchett (author of DISCWORLD series) This quote relates to Romeo and Juliet in the sense that they are battling for order among the families and that chaos wins in that Romeo and Juliet must die before the chaos ends. William Shakespeare's, Romeo and Juliet, is a dramatic tragedy that teaches us of the "religious" …

…been the cause that led to the their tragic deaths. Their strong attraction to each other, which some call fate, determined where their forbidden love took them. The leading force, in my opinion, that led to Romeo and Juliet's death is the conflict between the two fathers, Capulet and Montague. It's because of this conflict that Romeo and Juliet feel they must hide their love which, in the end, is the cause of their deaths.