Question

How do the phrases “star-cross’d lovers” and death-mark’d love” introduce the themes of love and fate in the prologue to Romeo and Juliet

Answer 1

In Romeo and Juliet, it’s foreshadowed from the start that Romeo and Juliet are both going to die. Throughout the play, we see several deaths and themes of violence, that all occurred because of Romeo and Juliet’s love. Romeo and Juliet both eventually die, out of love for each other. After this, their families make peace. They are “star-crossed lovers” and “death-mark’d love” because their fate was to die in order to heal their family’s rivalry. Hope this helped :)