"Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, From
             ancient grudge brakes to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
             From forth the fatal lions of these foes A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life;
             Whose misadventured piteous overthrows Doth with their death bury their parent's
             strife. The fearful passage of their death-marked love, And the continuance of their
             parent's rage, Which, but their children's end, naught could remove..." -The Prologue,
             Romeo and Juliet (by William Shakespeare).
             Fate plays a major role in the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. The prologue describes
             Romeo's and Juliet's fate, which we see come up many times later on in the play.
             Throughout the play, Romeo and Juliet unwittingly realize they cannot exist in such
             reality and that a tragic fate awaits them. The two families, the Montagues and the
             Capulets continue being rivals all the way to the end of the play until the inevitable
             In the play, there are many pieces of evidence that further present the prologue's sad
             foretold reality. Even as early as the first scene of the play, we already see some
             evidence to back up the prologue. "[Romeo]...And makes himself and artificial night." (I,
             i, 38) This passage can be seen as the foreshadowing of Romeo's suicide. Another line
             said by Montague, which is "Unless good council may the cause remove" (I, i, 140), also
             is evidence of Romeo's tragedy. In the first act, Romeo is introduced. His great sadness
             is shown right away and the theme of love is seen as well. Through Romeo's mellow
             mood we see how desperate he is for love. Romeo is in love with Juliet, which is the
             daughter of an enemy to the house of Montagues. Fate is definitely involved here, and
             this innocent love is the first step in a chain of events that lead to the fate driven
             tragedy. In the same scene, Tybalt is infu...