Interpret An important theme, or message, in Romeo and Juliet is the struggle against fate, or forces that determine how a person's life will turn out. Explain how Act I's Prologue establishes the fate of the main characters and introduces the struggles they will face

The prologue to Act I establishes the characters fate by stating a pair of star crossed lovers take their life, showing they will die by the end of the tale. It outlines the feud between the two families and how their children will fall in love. It states that they will become unclean, that their love is fatal, and they are marked for death.