Romeo and Juliet the star crossed lovers are doomed from the start, not by fate but by their own personalities and the people that surround them. Discuss

Shakespeare's great tragedy 'Romeo and Juliet' tells the tale of two, 'star crossed lovers' who through a series of complex twists, come to an ultimately tragic end. However did Shakespeare intend to suggest that the tragic outcome was due entirely to fate, as it suggests through the dialogue of the characters? Or otherwise, was it due to the personalities of the characters and the unfortunate context of their warring families? I will discuss this in my essay.
Shakespeare begins this play with a prologue to set the scene, in which it says, 'death mark'd.' This quote gives the impression t…