Romeo and Juliet were doomed from the start.

Romeo and Juliet were doomed from the start. ‘Doomed’ means to be consigned to death. The relationship was doomed, not only from the moment the lovers met, but prior to their meeting,. This is both the result of the background and environment in which Romeo and Juliet are “thrown into”, and the strong traits of the central characters which only adds to the troubled foundations of their relationship. The characters’ decisions throughout the play affected the relationship of Romeo and Juliet, however, they could not have been made any other way because they are bound to those choices. The concept of fate plays an important part in the play, because Shakespeare wants to emphasise that their tragic death was inevitable. “A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life.”


The environment and time in history both place great difficulty and pressure upon the continuation of Romeo and Juliet’s relationship. The feud between their families, the Montagues and Capulets, has bee...