... Romeo believes that Juliet is dead, he cries out, "Then I defy you, stars,"" completing the idea that the love between Romeo and Juliet is in opposition to the decrees of destiny (V.i.24). Of course, Romeo's defiance itself plays into the hands of fate, and his determination to spend eternity with Juliet results in their deaths. The mechanism of fate works in ... V, scene iii, when the prince and the parents discover the bodies of Romeo and Juliet, and agree to put aside their feud in the interest of peace. TENSE • Present FORESHADOWING • The Chorus's first speech declaring that Rom...

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