star-crossed lovers
A phrase from the play Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare; Romeo and Juliet are so described in the prologue to the play.
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Cultural definitions for star-crossed lovers (2 of 2)
A phrase from the play Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare; Romeo and Juliet are so described in the prologue to the play.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Amid the chaos and carnage, star-crossed lovers Jon Snow (Kit Harington) and Ygritte (Rose Leslie) meet on the battlefield.
Game of Thrones’ Rose Leslie on Ygritte and Jon Snow’s Reunion at the Battle of Castle Black | Marlow Stern | June 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTo the pantheon of legendary star-crossed lovers must now be added John and Rielle.
What You Can Learn From John Edwards and Rielle Hunter | Michelle Cottle | June 27, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTstar-crossed lovers of Verona, young victims of an ancient family feud, doomed to die tragically—we all know how it goes.
Was Juliet a Mean Girl? Rebecca Serle and ‘When You Were Mine’ | Brian Gresko | May 14, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTLeo and Kate were both young and attractive, and playing star-crossed lovers in the film.
Billy Zane Opens Up About ‘Titanic,’ ‘Zoolander,’ and the Lost Decade | Marlow Stern | April 4, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTKirsten Miller gives star-crossed lovers a smart spin in The Eternal Ones.
Many at the baptizing remembered the first meeting of the two star-crossed lovers one autumn day long ago on Blackberry Creek.
Blue Ridge Country | Jean ThomasThis was but the beginning of the tragedy of this pair of star-crossed lovers.
Tales from Shakespeare | Charles Lamb and Mary Lamb
Cultural definitions for star-crossed lovers (1 of 2)
A phrase from the play Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare; Romeo and Juliet are so described in the prologue to the play.
Notes for star-crossed lovers
Lovers whose relationship is doomed to fail are said to be “star-crossed” (frustrated by the stars), because those who believe in astrology claim that the stars control human destiny. William Shakespeare used the phrase to describe the lovers in Romeo and Juliet.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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