Throughout Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare alludes to the "star-crossed" mortal fate of the lovers spoken of by the chorus in the prologue. Romeo and Juliet also constantly mention their feelings of uneasiness and the feeling that something bad will happen, which confirms the above conclusion. This foreshadowing not only tells us this planned tragedy, but there must be pawns of fate that must unite Romeo and Juliet, simultaneously leading them to their deaths. In Romeo and Juliet, their mortal fate was written by the universe and the characters along the way, such as Capulet, Montague, Nurse, Friar Laurence, Friar John, and Mercutio. The two main forces that unite Romeo and Juliet and at the same time separate them are the Capulets and the Montagues. As is typical of all teenage romances, parents who don't approve of their children's love will do everything they can to keep them apart (in Juliet's case, it involves trying to marry her off to someone else). But while these efforts are noble on the part of parents, teenagers have a natural tendency to go against what their parents say, especially when it comes to something that will make them happy or their "true love." In the case of Romeo and Juliet, whether it was true love or simply lust, the Capulets and the Montagues were created to be the barrier between them, causing children to be sad and unhappy. Acting as a barrier between them also forces Romeo and Juliet to see each other in secret, and Romeo's walk of shame after their "honeymoon" night was what led Romeo to the whole ordeal with Tybalt later in the play . While Capulet and Montague are the forces of destiny that keep them apart, characters like Friar Lawrence and the Nur... in the center of the card... John. Even though Friar John is one of the smallest roles in the play, he is indisputably the cause of R&J's death. If it weren't for his moral standards forcing him to stop and help the family in need, Brother John would have delivered the message to Romeo, and he and Juliet could have lived happily ever after. Unfortunately, fate did not have this planned for them, and they employed Friar John as the bringer of death, in a sense, making the story of Romeo and Juliet a tragedy. In no way were Romeo and Juliet ever destined to live a happy life together, where their families were no longer feuding and Verona was finally at peace. Instead, it was written in the stars that their fate would be tragic, and the actions of those around them who sought to keep them apart and those who sought to keep them together would ultimately lead to their untimely demise...