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Star-Crossed Lovers Stories: Why We Love Ill-Fated Romance

Some of the best love stories of all time are tales of star-crossed lovers, opposites with an intense passion for one another and seem to have the odds stacked against them. The term itself comes from one of the most famous examples of the trope: Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. We love these love stories and often want the star crossed lovers to be together… but perhaps part of the reason we are so drawn to these stories is because there is something cathartic about seeing when things don’t work out...

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00:00 Why do we love tragic tales of love?
01:41 The storytelling devices that keep lovers apart
04:44 The everlasting impact of love that doesn't last
09:03 Realizing how precious love is while it's there

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