Our third discussion post asks us to examine the idea of forbidden love in popular stories in history. In this post, we investigate the enduring appeal of forbidden love stories.
Choose one of the following questions and respond using specific examples from your text to support your answer:

1. The idea of fate or destiny is a common theme in romantic stories. We can trace the popularity of this idea, in part, to Shakespeare. What is the role of fate in Romeo and Juliet? Why is fate an important idea in the play, and how does it shape the characters?