The story of Romeo and Juliet, traditionally listed amongst the Tragedies of Shakespeare, more specifically can be considered a "disaster!" The phrase "star -cross'd lovers" of course refers to them both originating from warring households, that no matter what they felt for each other, the hard politics between their families would impede their love for each other, and cause the disaster of their suicides. "Disaster" is a Greek word, "Dis" meaning "against" and "Aster" meaning "star...."
To a Shakespearian audience, more versed in astrology and the effects the heavens had upon humans and their affairs than we are, the phrase "star-cross'd" would suggest to them a bit of foreshadowing of the trouble ahead.
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