Shakespeares use of astonomy presemts the inevitability of fate."Star crossed lovers take their life". This quote is used to show how the couples destiny is set and it cannot be changed as it is written in the stars. The noun "life" tells us that Romeo and Juliet are so devoted to each other they share everything.It could also prove that because they both lead to the other persons death they are killing all they had to live for. Shakespeare has introduced the theme of astronomy in the prologue to demonstrate how the fate of the pair is decided and they must both die to bring the Montagues and the Capulets to peace. An authentic audiance would react with suprise that the couple who are yet to meet have already been sentamced to death. In the
