no boats will go in two weeks or more Bartley says This is the one boat going for two weeks or beyond it This line captures how powerful the sea fate is against the islanders They cannot escape fate Maurya s Vision Maurya s vision of Michael s ghost riding behind Bartley is another sign of fate This is not just a vision it is a warning that Bartley will die And just as Maurya feared Bartley drowns in the sea It proves that fate has already decided his death Fate did not protect him Acceptance By the end of the play Maurya accepts fate She says No man at all can be living for ever and we must be satisfied This shows that she knows no one can fight against fate In short fate is cruel and unstoppable in the play The characters have no power to change their future and the sea always wins in the end