My life were better ended by their hate,
Than death prorogued, wanting of thy love.
– William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet, Act 2, Scene 2. Romeo foreshadows his own death here in the renowned balcony scene. Refusing to be frightened by Juliet’s kinsmen, he tells her that he would prefer to be killed by the Capulets’ hate than to live a life without Juliet’s love.