In Act 1, Scene 4 of Romeo and Juliet, as Romeo prepares to head to the Capulet party, he shares that he has had a premonition or a disturbing dream the night before. When they ready to leave, Benvolio remarks that they should leave soon, lest they miss the party altogether. Romeo responses that he fears that they might get there too early, because he senses that something potentially bad might happen at the party. As he states in lines 107-112:...
for my mind misgives
Some consequence yet hanging in the stars
Shall bitterly begin his fearful date
With this night’s revels, and expire the term
Of a despisèd life closed in my breast
By some vile forfeit of untimely death.
In other words, his mind is telling him that something, some "consequence yet hanging in the stars" will occur at the party that will ultimately bring about his death. In reality, his words are quite true. Meeting Juliet at the party sets into motion the events that will cause him to take his own life several days later.
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