Fate plays a significant part in the storyline of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. This is accomplished through bringing individuals together. Fate also plays a role in the deaths of other individuals, including the main protagonists, Romeo and Juliet. These deaths are inevitable since they have been predestined to happen. Romeo and Juliet are two young princes who live in a city where feuds between families are common. The Montagues and the Capulets are two rival families who have this tradition of killing each other when someone from another family crosses their path. Since the boys love these families' daughters but not enough to change their minds, the leaders of both sides come up with a plan to kill them both. First, the Montagues send Romeo to fight Lord Paris, the son of the ruler of France, so that he can prove himself worthy to marry Juliet. Then the Capulet brothers decide to kill Romeo because he has brought shame upon their family. However many people including some of their own family members oppose them over this decision, which shows how important fate is in this story. After these initial events, it becomes clear that Romeo and Juliet have been fated to die on the same day. This happens on one dark and stormy night when the boys are out hunting partridge. During this time, their families let them go so they can get married.