The chorus describes Romeo and Juliet "star crossed lovers" to what extent do you agree with this view of the play

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The chorus describes Romeo and Juliet "star crossed lovers" to what extent do you agree with this view of the play?

This essay is about the two "star crossed lovers" as the chorus describes them. Romeo and Juliet are the so-called "death marked lovers" because they fell in love when their families were sworn enemies. That was not the only reason their lives were ended though, these are the other reasons they were "doomed"

The feud between their families, and were not willing to get on with each other, The actions of the young lovers them selves because they were acting rashly, Lord Capulet because he acted quite rashly as well when he said that Juliet had to marry Paris the next day, or he was going to throw her out, Friar Lawrence, because he helped Juliet fake her death and because he married Romeo and Juliet in the first place.

I am going to investigate these reasons further.

Romeo and Juliet fell in love at the Capulets party. Tybalt wanted to kill Mercutio and Romeo for gate crashing their party. Tybalt killed Mercutio, Romeo killed Tybalt. Romeo was banished. Juliet had to marry Paris but