Foreshadowing is used to help the reader to know what happen next in the story, in the Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare uses foreshadowing to throughout of the play. At the beginning of the play, the Tybalt and Benvolio start to fight with each other; however, Prince Escalus happens upon the scene and he warns to them: "Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace” (1,1,95). This shows if people are fight on a street in Verona, they will lost peace and enemy will be massacre with other families because it will start a family struggle, Shakespeare foreshadow this at the beginning of the play. Later on, Romeo decides to go to Juliet’s family party and Benvoio urge him also, but Romeo has concerns about it: “I fear, too early. For my mind misgives some consequence, yet hanging in the stars, shall bitterly begin this fearful date with this night’s revels and expire the term of a despised life, closed in my breast, by some vile forfeit of untimely death”(1,4,106-111). …show more content…
Shakespeare foreshadows this at the beginning of the play because at the end of play Romeo is dead. After Romeo meet with Juliet, the Friar Laurence talking to Romeo about they moving to fast and this is not good for them; however, Laurence indicate Romeo and Juliet’s death will be happen: "Wisely, and slow. They stumble that run fast" (2.3.97). This shows Friar Laurence warning to Romeo about they moving too fast, their both families are not be happy together, Juliet’s father wants her to marry; however, Romeo’s worry to die because he loves her, finally Romeo and Juliet are death at end of play. Shakespeare foreshadow about everything will be happen next, it also will help reader to understand the