Question

How did the motif of stars and heaven link to the idea of FATE in Romeo and Juliet?

1.Shakespeare repeatedly referred to the stars and the idea that the star sign you were born under would determine the course of your life, your whole future.

2.Shakespeare repeated the idea that Juliet was like a fallen star

3.Shakespeare linked the idea of stars to someone's past.

Answer 1

1.Shakespeare repeatedly referred to the stars and the idea that the star sign you were born under would determine the course of your life, your whole future.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the opening lines of Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare lets his audience hear the destiny of the characters' destiny: "a pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life" so that the readers already know there is fate at work and that no matter what happens, the love of Romeo and Juliet would end tragically.

Furthermore, in Act Five after he hears that Juliet is dead, Romeo makes a solemn oath that he would defy death by saying, "Is it even so? Then I defy you, stars!"