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In the play's 14-line prologueA part that comes at the beginning of a play or story, often giving information about the events leading up to the start. , Shakespeare highlights the role of fate in Romeo and Juliet, describing the lovers as "star-cross'd", a phrase describing a pair of lovers who will be doomed to separation by the stars (fate). Later, Romeo describes himself as "fortune's fool". However, critics are divided on whether or not their demise is truly fated. For some, Juliet's very first realisation that Romeo is a Montague ("Deny thy father and refuse thy name; Or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, And I'll no longer be a Capulet") shows that their love has no chance of overcoming the shackles of their identities. For others, the lovers' deaths were caused by their own impulsiveness: their decision to marry after less than one day of acquaintance, their recklessly suicidal passion for one another, Romeo's murderous thirst for revenge and foolish miscommunications. For the latter school of critics, the dual sacrifice of Romeo and Juliet was caused purely by free will and poor choices, rather than by a predetermined tragedy written in the stars.

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Romeo and Juliet's love is an exact counterpart to the hate that surrounds them. Where Romeo compares Juliet to a jewel in the night, to a torch, and to an angel shining among dark clouds and Juliet calls Romeo a "day in night", it is relevant that they are both describing each other as sources of light embedded in darkness. Many read their allusions to the ever-encroaching darkness around them as hints that they are subconsciously aware of the chance that their love may be jeopardisedPut in danger. by the hateful conflicts between their families, or that they doubt that love can truly prevail over hate.

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The conflict between the Montagues and Capulets has been raging eternally, and draws in a number of unwilling third parties: not just the two sacrificial lovers, but the reluctant citizens of Verona as well as their Prince. It is a senseless and bloody affair, which has led to much loss of life. However, a convention of Shakespeare's tragedies is that conflict is not just external, but internal too. In Romeo and Juliet, internal conflict takes place both within the family (as between Juliet and her mother), and in the self.

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Romeo and Juliet has become an eternal emblem of doomed love. However, the play explores a range of different romantic attachments, from familial love to romantic, erotic, superficial and destructive love. An example of infatuation is Romeo's unrequitedNot reciprocated. "love" for Rosaline, which he discusses at length using shallow platitudes and cliches. Mercutio mocks this infatuation, which is based heavily on the Petrarchan model of male submission to unattainable female beauty. Romeo and Juliet's love contrasts heavily with this first model, in that it is balanced, equal and reciprocal: an exact opposite to the constant tug-of-war between their families. Neither Romeo nor Juliet is subservient to the other. This sense of mutuality is emphasised by their balanced, 'doubled' language: "One hath wounded me/That's by me wounded" and "As mine on hers, so hers is set on mine" are examples of this. That being said, some critics have pointed out that the quick escalation of their love affair and their shared impulsiveness means this love might not have been quite so enduringLasting. as we like to think.

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Although Romeo and Juliet are bound to honour their families in eschewingDeliberately avoiding or giving up something. each other, neither of them even knows why the two noble houses of Montague and Capulet are embroiledInvolved in a difficult or complicated situation. in such a vicious feudA bitter, long-term argument or disagreement. . Their decision to marry is interpreted as a betrayal, but few nowadays would reproach them for pursuing the directions of their hearts rather than an age-old and meaningless conflict based on family pride. Many of Shakespeare's plays touch on similar themes of the importance of choosing love over family tradition, including Othello and King Lear.

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