156 And Paris too. Come, I'll dispose of thee 157 Among a sisterhood of holy nuns: 158. Stay not to question: don't wait to ask questions.158 Stay not to question, for the watch is coming; 159 Come, go, good Juliet, [Noise again.] ...
This central idea of fate is first introduced in the Prologue when the chorus refers to Romeo and Juliet as "star-crossed lovers" (Prologue,6): fate is a power often vested in the movement of the stars. This sense of fate guided by the stars remains throughout the play, and the charac...