(2) The great German Shakespearean critic, August von Schlagel, blamed fate for the tragedy, but in the sense that the cruel world is too terrible a place for a love as tender as that
of Romeo and Juliet. Instruction books such as Kelley Griffith's Writing Essays about Literature very
matter-of-factly blame fate as well by telling students that "if the plot is only part of a larger or
ongoing story, then the characters are more likely to seem at the mercy of forces beyond their
control." Therefore, since the plot of Romeo and Juliet is actually only one episode of a long feud, the
young couple, according to Griffith, "cannot escape the undertow of their families' history." Even the
powerful prince cannot prevent the tragedy, although he tries, because Romeo and Juliet are identified
by fate as "star-crossed" and "death-marked."
2. What is the big idea of this paragraph? Summarize it in a few words/a sentence
below.