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Quotation from Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

“A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life”

William Shakespeare (spoken by Chorus)

Romeo and Juliet, Prologue (Project Gutenberg #1513 text)

Portrait of William Shakespeare

The opening sonnet tells the whole plot, including the deaths, before the play begins.

Citation: "A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life" — William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Prologue (Project Gutenberg #1513 text). (id romeo-and-juliet-q1)

Portrait: Romeo and Juliet, Ford Madox Brown, Public domain.

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