Because they are in love with each other but they cant be together because her father wont let her.
Well this is actually because, they were doomed from the start. They were destined to die and be cast in the sky as stars.
fate is not their side.
Star crossed!
They were described as "A pair of star-crossed lovers" (act one, prologue).
It can be translated as 'doomed lovers,' in that their fate was already written amongst the stars.
-star-crossed lovers -where civil blood makes civil hands unclean
The deaths of Romeo and Juliet
Star crossed!
The prologue in Act 1 of Romeo and Juliet suggests that the fate of the two lovers, Romeo and Juliet, is predetermined. The prologue mentions that "star-crossed lovers" will take their lives, implying that their tragic end is guided by fate and destined to happen.
They were described as "A pair of star-crossed lovers" (act one, prologue).
The same thing that happens to them in the play, strangely enough: they die.
In the prologue of Romeo and Juliet, the line "A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life" suggests that Romeo and Juliet are destined to meet a tragic end. This line implies that their fate is predetermined and that their love is doomed.
It can be translated as 'doomed lovers,' in that their fate was already written amongst the stars.
-star-crossed lovers -where civil blood makes civil hands unclean
The prologue of "Romeo and Juliet" sets the scene by summarizing the entire play in a poetic form. It introduces the feud between the Montagues and Capulets, foreshadows the tragic fate of the young lovers Romeo and Juliet, and highlights the theme of love and conflict. The prologue serves as an introduction to the play's themes and prepares the audience for the unfolding tragedy.
The deaths of Romeo and Juliet
In the prologue of Romeo and Juliet, the pair of lovers is described as "star-crossed" - meaning fated to meet a tragic end due to the positions of the stars at their birth.
Star cross'd lovers and death mark'd love are examples of metaphors? No they are not. "Bury their parents' strife" maybe. There are no similes in the prologue.
"In fair Verona" "a pair of star-crossed lovers" "do with their deaths bury their parents' strife."