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Stars and their metaphorical relationship to fate is a major theme in "Romeo and Juliet" by Shakespeare. The paper shows that stars are mentioned throughout the play in various circumstances that are indicative of fate and the foreshadowing of events. It also looks at another theme present throughout the work, that of speed. The speed at which events happen and the fate controlling those events have an enormous impact on the lives of Romeo and Juliet.

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"When Romeo meets Juliet at the Capulet's feast, he is only able to spend a very short amount of time with her before Benvolio rushes him away with, "Away, begone; the sport is at the best" (1.5.119). We see the same haste in the nurse's dealing with Juliet. The nurse realizes who Romeo is and discourages Juliet from speaking to him. She urges the girl away saying, "Anon, anon! / Come, let's away; the strangers all are gone" (1.5.143-144). So here the pressing issue of time is affecting the first encounter between Romeo and Juliet. All of their encounters with one another throughout the play will take place in the same rushed manner. This first meeting of the two foreshadows the rest of their time together."

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