Crashing Down When two people are meant to be together‚ no time is too long” (Anonymous). Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare and West Side Story by Arthur Laurents show the pure evils of acting extremely hastily and how it can change the outlook on the future. Romeo and Juliet are two young lovers who were taught to hate one another and who suffer deeply because of the consequences of fate. Romeo and Juliet’s deaths were sure to be tragic as was hinted at early on throughout the play. Both
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The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet vs. West Side Story Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet and Arthur Laurent’s West Side Story share many elements in common‚ but also have differences that separate them. West Side Story is a modern version of Shakespeare’s classic love story that ended in tragedy. Because it is set in 1950’s New York City the scenes‚ characters‚ and plot have their own interpretations. The differences in some plot elements make each tragedy its own‚ but the similarities
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Romeo & Juliet vs. West Side Story What would Romeo and Juliet be like if Juliet hadn’t died? What if Paris killed Romeo‚ instead of vice versa? What if instead of occurring several centuries ago‚ it took place on the streets of New York City during the 1950s‚ with a bunch of fresh-faced youths posing as street toughs and dancing and singing their hearts out? Well‚ just take a look at West Side Story‚ and you will have your answers. It is impossible for anyone familiar with both texts to not
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Fate Vs. Free Will Essay Have you ever thought about fate? Fate or the development of events throughout a person’s life which are out of their control is a factor in everyone’s life. But I believe this fate can be changed. No matter who you are destined/fated to be‚ I believe that fate is present in every person’s life‚ but that not all fate is final.I believe that through free will‚ you can change your fate and control your future. Many literary stories contain evidence of this‚ and here my thesis
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scenes from Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is the balcony scene. In this scene Romeo goes to Juliet’s house and says beautiful things about her without her knowing. She is high above on a balcony and she doesn’t know he’s there. There she declares her love for him. Romeo reveals himself and they start talking about there love. Juliet proposes they get married. In 1968 a film of Romeo and Juliet was made and in 1961 a similar film of Romeo and Juliet was made‚ West Side Story. The 1968 film
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Romeo and Juliet both end their lives in the play Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet are deeply in love with each and die just to be with each other. However‚ their love is not the reason to why they take their lives away. Fate plays a significant role in the deaths of these two characters and is at fault for their deaths as well. This also leads to the theme of fate versus free will. Romeo and Juliet are fated to meet each other from the beginning of the play and die with each other
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“Romeo and Juliet” Compared and Contrasted to “Westside Story” “Westside Story” and “Romeo and Juliet” are both inspiring stories about two star-crossed lovers whose love is forbidden because of hatred between their groups‚ which leads to inevitable death. These two stories have an unquestionably wide range of similarities and differences as far as scenes and the characters that make the scenes differ or resemble to each other. The first and last scenes of “Romeo and Juliet” and “Westside Story”
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West Side Story written by Arthur Laurents is actually a modern adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The West Side Story is set in Upper West Side Manhattan. It is about rivalry between two teenage gangs of different backgrounds. Anton‚ a member of the white gang‚ fell in love with Maria‚ the sister of the leader of the rival Puerto Rican gang. Romeo and Juliet is undoubtedly the most popular romantic love story to ever hit the literary world. It talks about intense passion between the
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differences of West Side Story and Romeo and Juliet‚ the modern director captures Shakespeare’s original themes and ideas in West Side Story. Because West Side Story is a movie musical‚ it will be a lot of narrative conveyed through the song. While in the Romeo and Juliet we will be more find the characters says to himself or herself using poetic words of Shakespeare. That is the general differences that clearly visible on both movies. But if we examine in more detail‚ the movie West Side Story and Romeo
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Two stories of two love birds who were so deeply in love but‚ couldn’t be together due to the cruel fate. One story was based on a book and the other one was based on a poem. In face it is commonly known that Willian Shakespeare stole the story from a poem that was written by Arthur Brooke and West Side Story was kind of based of off Romeo & Juliet. Both stores are really romantic. Overall both of them are beautiful musical play/ movie. The love birds met at the dance where they deeply fell in love
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