star-crossed lovers theme
A pair of lovers whose relationship is often thwarted by outside forces is featured.
15 total · 5 choice · 10 major
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |