the chorus

• What thematic emphasis is highlighted in the play's prologues?

  Thematic emphasis on fate
• How does the Chorus describe Romeo and Juliet?

  As "star-crossed lovers"
• What does "star-crossed lovers" imply about their fate?

  Their tragic end was predetermined
• What belief does the term "star-crossed" refer to?

  Stars control people's destinies
• How does the Chorus create a sense of inevitability in the play?

  By revealing the characters' deaths beforehand
• What effect does the audience's knowledge of the tragic end have on their experience?

  They watch with the expectation of death
• How does the structure of the play relate to fate?

  The structure reflects an inescapable fate
• What role does the Chorus play in the tragic nature of the story?

  It has prophetic knowledge of events
• Why is the Chorus unable to warn the characters?

  It possesses omnipotent knowledge but cannot intervene