star-crossed lovers theme

A pair of lovers whose relationship is often thwarted by outside forces is featured.

15 total · 5 choice · 10 major

StoryLevelMotivation
ahp3x24 choice Allen and Lucia were head over heels in love, but fate would not have it.
movie: Wuthering Heights (1939) choice Cathy and Heathcliff were lovers since a young age. But when her father, Mr. Earnshaw, and Heathcliff's protector died, Hindley inherited everything. Since Cathy and Heathcliff owned nothing of any note, their match became practically impossible in the context of the time. She married someone else while Heathcliff ran off to make his fortune in order to be worthy of her.
play: Antony and Cleopatra (1607) choice the passionate relationship between Antony and Cleopatra ultimately lead to their destruction as the match was not politically apt
play: Romeo and Juliet (1597) choice Romeo and Juliet are the archetypal ill-fated lovers
voy5x17 choice Harry and Derran's love checked by institutional forces
ds94x06 major Bejal was to Jadzia and Lenara Khan as parents were to Romeo and Juliet
futurama1x10 major Bender stated explicitly that his relationship with Countess de la Roca was star-crossed and in the end she was sucked into a black hole.
movie: 1984 (1956) major Winston and Julia were in love but it was forbidden in the totalitarian state.
movie: Alita: Battle Angel (2019) major Alita and Hugo's relationship ended tragically when he fell from the sky city Zalem to his death and Alita was powerless to stop it.
movie: Amphibian Man (1962) major The amphibian man and Guttiere.