Like fate, there are many moments when the theme misery is demonstrated, here are the most prominent.
1. Romeo mourns over his (obsessive) love for Rosaline for the love is unrequited.
2. Romeo talks to both Benvolio and Mercutio about his misery over Rosaline.
3. Romeo and Juliet discover each others' identities as Montagues and Capulets.
4. Romeo and Juliet are separated when Romeo is banished, they mourn for they won't be able to see each other again.
5. The Capulet household mourns Tybalt's death, but Juliet mourns Romeo's banishment.
6. Juliet wept when she learnt that she was to marry Paris.
7. The Nurse finds Juliet "dead", family mourns her death.
8. Paris mourns the loss of his (obsessive) love over Juliet (which was also - without him knowing - unrequited).
9. Romeo believes Juliet to be dead, so he decides to take his own life and follow her to the grave.
10. Juliet finds Romeo dead beside her, so she decides to take her own life and be with him eternally.
11. Lady Montangue dies of grief because of her son's, Romeo's, banishment.
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