In the prologue of Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare describes Romeo and Juliet as “star-crossed lovers”. Star-crossed lovers means a pair of lovers who have a set destiny and whose have lives that are set by the stars, or fate. Since they met the stars destined for them to have a tragic end to their relationship. Throughout this play, fate plays a prominent role in Romeo and Juliet’s meeting, their falling in love, and their deaths. The idea that fate and the stars control these star-crossed lovers is first truly seen when Romeo and Juliet meet. The idea is developed when Romeo just so happens to be asked by a servant to read an invitation to a party at the Capulet’s house that a girl he had fallen for, Rosaline, was going to, so
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It is fate that Friar Lawrence’s letter never made it to Romeo and that his servant Balthasar made it to tell Romeo of Juliet’s death before he could have been relieved to know that she wasn't truly dead. Of all the letters sent, it is fate that the letter educating him about the plan didn't make it due to quarantine. Additionally, it was Romeo’s destiny to show up the same time as Paris and that he killed him. The most dominant example of Romeo and Juliet being star-crossed lovers controlled by fate it that Juliet awoke from her induced sleep shortly after Romeo killed himself since he thought she was dead. It is fate that Romeo wasn't delayed a little bit longer by something such as Paris so he would have arrived when Juliet had awoke. Therefore, fate and predestined lives set by the stars develop throughout the play to lead to Romeo and Juliet's tragedy. It is significantly influential in how Romeo and Juliet meet, fall for each other despite their family backgrounds, and reach their tragic deaths. The stars controlled Romeo and Juliet since the beginning to reach the end of their lives and the tragic end of this play. In conclusion, the idea and development throughout the plot of “star-crossed lovers” plays a significant and visible role in this tragic
It is fate that Friar Lawrence’s letter never made it to Romeo and that his servant Balthasar made it to tell Romeo of Juliet’s death before he could have been relieved to know that she wasn't truly dead. Of all the letters sent, it is fate that the letter educating him about the plan didn't make it due to quarantine. Additionally, it was Romeo’s destiny to show up the same time as Paris and that he killed him. The most dominant example of Romeo and Juliet being star-crossed lovers controlled by fate it that Juliet awoke from her induced sleep shortly after Romeo killed himself since he thought she was dead. It is fate that Romeo wasn't delayed a little bit longer by something such as Paris so he would have arrived when Juliet had awoke. Therefore, fate and predestined lives set by the stars develop throughout the play to lead to Romeo and Juliet's tragedy. It is significantly influential in how Romeo and Juliet meet, fall for each other despite their family backgrounds, and reach their tragic deaths. The stars controlled Romeo and Juliet since the beginning to reach the end of their lives and the tragic end of this play. In conclusion, the idea and development throughout the plot of “star-crossed lovers” plays a significant and visible role in this tragic