The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, talks about the terrible fate of two star-crossed lovers. Each act of Romeo and Juliet is carefully crafted to provide the audience or reader with dramatic tension, primarily by foreshadowing and creating a feeling of suspense. In the play, the theme - some things should not be - plays an important role in the development of the plot and is represented in each act with premonitions. Shakespeare does this by making symbolic references, showing the characters' thoughts and his use of tone. These together provide suspense and a deeper understanding of the plot as a whole. Act I incorporates foreshadowing from the beginning to suggest that Romeo and Juliet's love will have terrible consequences. Shakespeare's use of symbolism and tone in this act further suggests that Romeo and Juliet were never meant to fall in love. Romeo wasn't even supposed to be at the Capulets' masquerade ball. Romeo sees for the first time that "to-night's festivities" (I.iv.109), the night he meets Juliet, "shall expire the term / Of a life despised" (I.iv.110), and yet he goes anyway to the party with those risks. This decision sealed the fate of Romeo and Juliet. Tybalt, seeing Romeo at the feast, promises that his comparison, "which now seems sweet" (Iv89), "shall turn to bitter gall" (Iv90). Tybalt's curse will later come true, upsetting Romeo's joy, pushing him and his love further away. Juliet was also distracted from her dance, having been “interrupted by Juliet's mother” (Bloom 44), who had seen her flirting with another man; talks to Juliet about marrying Paris. Juliet's outright refusal to do so foreshadows that the issue will come up again later, and Juliet will be forced to... middle of paper... complete the plot, foreshadowing the end of the story. As the story progresses, tension increases as Tybalt and Mercutio die and Romeo is banished from Verona. Every time Romeo and Juliet are happy, an unfortunate event separates them, pushing them to desperate measures. They eventually die together, devastated that their love should never have existed. Works Cited Bloom, Harold. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. New edition ed. New York: Bloom's Literary Criticism, 2010. Print.Kim, Yoojin Grace. "The Human Drama in the Work of William Shakespeare." Bloom's literature. File, Inc. Web Facts. March 13, 2014 .Shakespeare, William. "The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet." Literature by McDougal Littell. Evanston, IL: McDougal Littell, 2009. 942-1049. Press.