Essay On The Difference Between Romeo And Juliet Star Crossed

Have you ever wanted to do a certain task but were never able to do it because every time you tried you were stopped by some form of wicked luck? Well for you this task may be star-crossed which means that it is thwarted by wicked luck and opposed by the stars. Just think what it would be like to have a romance like this. Star-crossed romances have always been a popular topic of writing. For example, Dreamless, Starcrossed, and Reckless Magic. Most of the time all star-crossed romances follow a different plot for each story this is what makes each story individually unique. Yet in the case of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet it seems to follow the same plot as Pyramus and Thisbe. Even though they follow the same plot in Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet there are other events added to make the story into a play and more interesting. From this information we can draw that Shakespeare used the story first told by Ovid to develop The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. “Also love can always find a way” (Hamilton, 488). This quote could not be any more true for the fate of the star crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, and Pyramus and Thisbe. Both couples are in unfortunate circumstances and defy all that they are told just to be in love. “Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair Verona
In both stories the men find the women who they believe are dead and because of the strong love they feel for the women they commit suicide to be with them. The same happened with the women too they find the strong men that they loved and decide they can't live a day without them and commit suicide. ¨ Here's to my love! O true apothecary! Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die¨ (Shakespeare, 473) Romeo finds Juliet in the tomb in a coma but perceives her as dead so he kills himself. Although, as soon as Juliet awakes and finds Romeo dead she grabs his dagger and kills