Romeo And Juliet Doomed To Die

In the beginning of the play, one line states that “A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life” which

means that Romeo and Juliet are already doomed to die. This is their fate that the Prologue states will happen

to them. Another line states that their relationship is “death mark’d”, so it is obvious to the audience that a

certain pair of lovers will indeed be doomed to die in the play. These clues tell the audience about what will

happen, but the actual story lies deeper into the text, where the events of their death unfold and what caused it

to happen. Some of the couple’s fate has already been decided since their families are in a constant feud, and

there is nothing that they can do about it.

Foreshadowing plays a major role in how

Many hints add to the suspense of what will

happen, ultimately leading to the death of Romeo and Juliet. Before he leaves for the Capulet ball, Romeo

says that he has a funny feeling and fears that something is “hanging in the stars” which foreshadows his fate

with Juliet. Also, when Juliet asks of the Nurse to ask Romeo for his name, she says “If he be married. My

grave is like to be my wedding bed”. Juliet foreshadows her own death when she says that, giving another hint

to the audience that the ending of this play might not be so happy and joyful. Juliet also says that she has an

“ill-divining soul” which means she has a feeling that Romeo will die soon. Let’s just say that fate’s hand works

in many ways, including foreshadowing.

Not only foreshadowing tells the audience about the couple’s impending doom, the families’ feud also

determines their fate. It puts them at the opposite sides of the feud which means they are supposed to treat

each other like mortal enemies, but when they meet at the Capulet ball, they do not know of each other’s

background, so they fall in love at first sight. If they would have known of each other’s families, they