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Who are Shakespeare’s “Star-crossed Lovers”?

  1. Romeo and Juliet

  2. Laila and Majnu

  3. Heer and Ranjha

  4. Shirin and Farhad
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Explanation

The phrase 'star-crossed lovers' originates from the prologue of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, describing lovers whose relationship is doomed by fate. While Laila-Majnu, Heer-Ranjha, and Shirin-Farhad are famous pairs of tragic lovers from other literary traditions (Persian, Punjabi, and Persian respectively), the specific phrase 'star-crossed lovers' belongs to Shakespeare.

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