How Far Is Juliet a Victim?

From the start of the play, it can be seen that Juliet and Romeo are going to be subjected to cruel twists of fate, causing their eternal love to result in death. "A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life" is one of the very first lines of the story. It shows that the death of these two lovers is beyond control and is ordained to take place.
By stating this at the very beginning, the audience get a sense that the death of Romeo and Juliet cannot be changed, as death has already been predestined. As Romeo and Juliet are seen as "star-crossed lovers" it shows they have no choice whether they fall in love. From the moment these young lovers were born, they were fated to an early death - "Fatal loins of these two foes." …