"A pair of star-crossed lovers..." Show how the events of the plot and the language used by Shakespeare reinforces the theme of the lovers who are fated from the start. Romeo and Juliet.

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“A pair of star-crossed lovers...” Show how the events of the plot and the language used by Shakespeare reinforces the theme of the lovers who are fated from the start.

Romeo and Juliet is a play about two people who meet and fall in love.  This would be fine if it wasn’t for the fact that there had been a rift between the Montague family (Romeo) and the Capulet family (Juliet).  The Shakespeare play is a tragedy and is very much based on fate.  The quote in the title emphasises this (“A pair of star-crossed lovers…”)

In the beginning Romeo is persuaded by his friends to go to a party hosted by the Capulet household.  Romeo has his reservations and he thinks it is a very, very bad idea.  “I fear to early for my mind misgives some consequence yet hanging in the stars.”  This quote says that Romeo will go to the party.  However it also says that he has a gut feeling that something will go wrong. The part of the quote “some consequence yet hanging in the stars” once again comments on fate and is trying to put across the idea that something will go badly wrong.

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After Romeo has met Juliet at the party he is walking home. He sees Juliet on the balcony outside her room.  Romero is talking aloud about his love for Juliet.  “It is my lady, o it is my true love” Romeo had only met Juliet a couple of hours before and it seems that he had fallen in love with her very quickly.  It also appears that Juliet had fallen in love with Romeo very quickly.  “… Be but sworn my love” The pair are very much in love and throughout the scene the speech is in very much the ...

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