Could the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet happen today? The story of the "star crossed lovers" is a true tragedy as there was so much potential for the relationship to work.

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Could the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet happen today?

The story of the "star crossed lovers" is a true tragedy as there was so much potential for the relationship to work. The feelings that the couple from "two houses alike in dignity" were so immense that they ended up dying for each other. If it wasn't for fate, their dedication would have allowed them to grow old together, and not end up dying at such a young age.

Fate is a continuous factor throughout the play and leads to much of the tragedy. A good example of this is the Capulet party. It is quite ironic that Peter, the Capulets servant can't read the list of people invited to the Capulets party. So he approaches Benvolio. This leads to Mercutio asking Romeo to come with them the party, which happens to be a masked ball, so they would not be identified as Montagues.

In Act 1, Scene 4, Romeo says "some consequence, yet hanging in the stars, shall bitterly begin this fearful date" Even before he had met Juliet, Romeo has predicted that something will start that night of the party but would lead