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== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 21:00, 12 October 2008

"Star-crossed" or "star-crossed lovers" is a phrase describing a pair of lovers whose relationship is said to be doomed from the start. The phrase is astrological in origin, and is best known from the play Romeo and Juliet by the Elizabethan playwright William Shakespeare.

The most famous star-crossed couple, Romeo and Juliet

Star-crossed in Shakespeare

The phrase was coined in the prologue of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet:

"From forth the fatal loins of these two foes, / a pair of star-cross'd lovers, take their life."[1]

It also refers to destiny and the inevitability of the two characters' paths crossing each other. It also usually means unlucky, since Romeo and Juliet's affair ended tragically.

Famous examples of "star-crossed lovers"

Tristan and Isolde

Other famous star-crossed lovers include:


Modern examples

More modern examples are:

See also

References

  1. ^ Full text / script of the play Romeo and Juliet Act I by William Shakespeare
  2. ^ "IGN's Top 10 Favorite TV Couples". IGN. Retrieved 2007-06-12. {{cite news}}: |first= missing |last= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)