... • The Chorus's first speech declaring that Romeo and Juliet are doomed to die and "star-crossed."" The lovers' frequent thoughts of death: "My grave is like to be my wedding bed- (Juliet, I.v.132). The lovers' thoughts of suicide, as when Romeo threatens to kill himself after killing Tybalt. Friar Lawrence's warnings to behave moderately if Romeo and Juliet wish to avoid tragedy: "These violent delights have violent ends . . . Therefore love moderately- (II.v.9-14). The ... lovers' mutual impression that the other looks pale and deathlike after their wedding night (III.v). Juliet's fa...

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