Romeo and Juliet Foreshadowing
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Romeo and Juliet Foreshadowing
A tragedy announced
Prologue extract: “A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life.” The Chorus tells the audience the ending before the action begins. Later, at the Capulet feast, Romeo says of Juliet: “My life were better ended by their hate, / Than death prorogued, wanting of thy love.” The wording links love, hostility and death.
- Their future is opposed by fate or forces beyond their control.
- They will become famous for studying astronomy.
- They have already made peace between their families.
- They will meet only at night.
Love under threat
Balcony-scene extract: Juliet asks, “Dost thou love me? I know thou wilt say ‘Ay’; / And I will take thy word: yet, if thou swear’st, / Thou mayst prove false.” She is excited by Romeo’s declaration but immediately imagines that he may not keep his promise. Later, Friar Laurence warns the lovers: “These violent delights have violent ends.”
- Romeo is banished from Verona and cannot return openly to her.
- Romeo refuses to attend the Capulet feast.
- Juliet decides she never wants to marry.
- The Prince ends the feud before the wedding.
- “These violent delights have violent ends.”
- Juliet worries Romeo may “prove false”.
- “A pair of star-cross’d lovers”.
- C. Their relationship is shadowed by fate from the outset.
- A. The lovers’ intense happiness may end in disaster.
- B. Separation and uncertainty will test their trust.
A turning point
After Mercutio is killed, Romeo says: “This day’s black fate on more days doth depend; / This but begins the woe others must end.” Romeo recognises that the violence will have consequences beyond this single day. He then kills Tybalt and is banished from Verona.
The final warning
Before taking the potion, Juliet imagines waking in the tomb: “A cold fear thrills through my veins, / That almost freezes up the heat of life.” She fears that she may wake too early, suffocate, or encounter terrible sights among the dead. The potion is intended to make her appear dead until Romeo can return.
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