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"Star-crossed" or "star-crossed lovers" is a reference to those who fight against (or cross) their fate, which is written in the stars. The phrase is first coined by William Shakespeare in his play Romeo and Juliet.

Star-crossed in Shakespeare

The phrase was coined in the prologue of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet:

"From forth the fatal loins of these two foes, / a pair of star-cross'd lovers, take their life."

It also refers to destiny and the inevitability of the two characters' paths crossing each other. It also usually means unlucky, since Romeo and Juliet's affair ended tragically. Further, it connotes that the lovers entered into their union without sufficient forethought or preparation; that the lovers didn't have adequate knowledge of each other; that they weren't thinking rationally. Romeo and Juliet were just not meant to be.

Famous examples of "star-crossed lovers"

Other famous star-crossed lovers include:

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