Myths & mysteries
Shakespeare embedded a heavy astrological reference in Romeo and Juliet by labeling them as star crossed lovers
HERE’S THE INTERESTING PART
The bard wasn't just being poetic; he was citing literal determinism. In Elizabethan England, 'star-crossed' explicitly meant that the positions of the planets at their births had fundamentally thwarted their destinies, meaning their tragic double-suicide was cosmically baked in from day one.
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