Star-Crossed Lovers

Star-crossed lovers is a phrase used to describe a pair of lovers whose relationship is constantly being spoiled, or interrupted, by outside forces. Although it is not always true, more often than not, these relationships are considered to be doomed from the start. 


However, to make it even more interesting, most movies and books nowadays make it so that fate plays a role in helping the star-crossed lovers have their happily ever after. We see how impossible it is for the characters to be together, yet somehow, in the end, they overcome all of the obstacles and end up together. 


We see this happen in most romantic movies and books. It happens in Twilight (Edward and Bella), The Hunger Games (Katniss and Peeta), The Notebook (Ally and Noah), The Vow (Paige and Leo), Evernight (Bianca and Lucas), and When In Rome (Beth and Nick), to list a few. In each and every one of these books and movies, the main couple (the star-crossed lovers) have to deal with many obstacles; from being completely different from one another, to dealing with impossible circumstances (separation, accidents, etc.)

In both Twilight and Evernight, the main couples, Edward and Bella, and Bianca and Lucas, are from completely different worlds. In Twilight, Edward is a vampire while Bella is a human, and in Evernight, Bianca is a vampire while Lucas is a vampire hunter. In each case, the situation seems to be completely impossible but nevertheless, they overcome everything the world throws at them. It shouldn't happen; vampires and humans being together, and in both series it almost doesn't, but in the end, a powerful force that is considered to be fate intervenes, and the couples end up together.

In the movie When In Rome, a large part of the movie is based on a legend about love. During the movie, a lot of crazy things happen to the couple and it seems impossible for things to go good for them, but in the end, the couples en up together mainly because of the legend and the fact that they believe it is the reason they fell in love. If that isn't an example of fate playing a part with these star-crossed lovers, I don't know what is.



In The Notebook, the couple is together at the start, but they get separated and eventually get over each other and begin to lead separate lives, but just when you think they won't be together anymore, they are given a lucky break and they reunite and end up together. This would not be something you would expect to happen in real life but in movies, anything is possible.


In real life, this kind of thing most likely wouldn't happen, but in books and in movies, they give us what they think we want, and have the star-crossed lovers overcome everything and end up together. The role of fate in romantic relationships is ultimately to give breaks and second chances to couples, even when their situation seems impossible.