Scene Connections Between Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story
Scene connections to Romeo and Juliet
Which 2 scenes in the film best connect this text to Romeo and Juliet * What ideas do they share * How has the director highlighted these connections
Romeo and Juliet is the story of the relationship between the son and daughter of two families, which are enemies, the Montagues and the Capulets. Their families are against their plan to marry, and the story ends in the death of both lovers. In West Side Story, instead of families, there are two rival gangs in New York City, the Sharks and the Jets. One gang is "American" and the other gang is Puerto Rican. A young man from one gang falls in love with a young woman whose brother is in the other gang. These young lovers, too, die at the end of the story. West Side Story concerns itself more with culture and prejudice, while in Romeo and Juliet, the enmity between the two families is more about political power than culture.
West Side Story is a contemporary take on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. The two stories share several similarities. Much like the Montagues and the Capulets, the Sharks and the Jets have an ongoing feud. The conflict between the groups in both stories often erupts in violence on the streets of their cities (Verona and Manhattan respectively).
Romeo falls in love with Juliet at the Capulets' ball, while Tony and Maria also spot each other at a dance. Like Romeo, Tony pursues Maria despite belonging to opposing sides. He serenades her on her fire escape just as Romeo watches Juliet from her terrace. Both couples keep their love a secret from their families.
Maria confides in Anita like Juliet confides in her nurse.
The love scenes between Tony and Maria are very similar to Romeo and Juliet. The fire escape is similar to the scene where Romeo ascends to Juliet. In addition the way both Tony and Romeo describe the sounds of the women's names are similar. Notice how their descriptions of consciousness with the other in the world is
Which 2 scenes in the film best connect this text to Romeo and Juliet * What ideas do they share * How has the director highlighted these connections
Romeo and Juliet is the story of the relationship between the son and daughter of two families, which are enemies, the Montagues and the Capulets. Their families are against their plan to marry, and the story ends in the death of both lovers. In West Side Story, instead of families, there are two rival gangs in New York City, the Sharks and the Jets. One gang is "American" and the other gang is Puerto Rican. A young man from one gang falls in love with a young woman whose brother is in the other gang. These young lovers, too, die at the end of the story. West Side Story concerns itself more with culture and prejudice, while in Romeo and Juliet, the enmity between the two families is more about political power than culture.
West Side Story is a contemporary take on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. The two stories share several similarities. Much like the Montagues and the Capulets, the Sharks and the Jets have an ongoing feud. The conflict between the groups in both stories often erupts in violence on the streets of their cities (Verona and Manhattan respectively).
Romeo falls in love with Juliet at the Capulets' ball, while Tony and Maria also spot each other at a dance. Like Romeo, Tony pursues Maria despite belonging to opposing sides. He serenades her on her fire escape just as Romeo watches Juliet from her terrace. Both couples keep their love a secret from their families.
Maria confides in Anita like Juliet confides in her nurse.
The love scenes between Tony and Maria are very similar to Romeo and Juliet. The fire escape is similar to the scene where Romeo ascends to Juliet. In addition the way both Tony and Romeo describe the sounds of the women's names are similar. Notice how their descriptions of consciousness with the other in the world is