"Then, I defy you, stars!"

Romeo's line might be considered a blasphemy, by some. It may be that Shakespeare intended this defiance as a rejection of the gods, or of God himself. This line may also be a reference to the description of the two as "star-crossed lovers," at the play's beginning. It could also just be the first thing that popped into Shakespeare's head.

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