Victims of Misunderstandings would entail Juliet taking the sleeping potion, and Romeo's friend thinking she was dead, and telling him. Logic suggests that miscommunication involve Romeo not getting the message that she is just in a sleeping potion. In consequence, the bad luck would be Juliet waking up to see Romeo lay dying by her side. Personally, it affects the audience by showing that sometimes fate just acts in ways that are beyond our control. For instance, a series of seemingly harmless events, can, in tow, plumet and become a tragedy. Romeo is a Montague, while Juliet is a Capulet and their families are at war against each other. They have had bad luck because of the literally undying rivalry between their two families. Romeo and Juliet