Between every story in existence that is based off of the “star-crossed lovers” trope, nothing can go to the lengths the original of this ever-so popular trope, Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Throughout the story of the ill-fated lovers, it can be clearly seen when fate’s cruel hand strikes down upon these two for their suffering, which is what makes this story become the tragedy it is known as. Without Romeo & Juliet to set the stage for tragedies of the classic ill-fated lovers to come, who knows how our beloved romance books would be today. The term “star-crossed lovers” comes from astrology in the Renaissance era, where they used stars to tell someone their fate. Your stars being or becoming “crossed” meant that the worst fate possible was to follow you in life, along with suffering before and after. The term became common in storytelling, and was represented in lovers who met their unfortunate fate, such as Romeo and Juliet, along with other characters in Shakespeare’s works becoming “star-crossed” as protagonists in his tragedies. …show more content…
The trope of “star-crossed lovers” is one of tragedy between two “forbidden” lovers, usually used with the two of them seeing each other in secret and secretly rebelling against their “ruler” type guardians, and always end in tragedy, usually death of one or both lovers. For example, in reality, the couple labeled as “Real Life Romeo And Juliet” by New York Times, Boso Berik and Admira Ismic, who were shot down for their unity and life together, despite the socially opposed and mixed