Beth Cooper Professor Barrett Introduction to Drama West Side Story is an American musical with a book by Arthur Laurents‚ music by Leonard Bernstein‚ and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The musical’s plot is based on William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Set in New York in the mid-1950s‚ the musical explores the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks‚ two teenage street gangs of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds. The members of the Sharks are first-generation
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In Act two‚ Scene two‚ Juliet proclaims to Romeo‚ “A thousand times good night!” Romeo then responds to Juliet by saying‚ “A thousand times the worse to want thy light.” Both Romeo and Juliet clearly want the night more than the day in order to keep their passionate love a secret. This is seen when Romeo responds to Juliet‚ “A thousand times the worse to want thy light.” These lines‚ with the light and dark contrast‚ heighten the elements of danger and safety because the night is what protects their
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West Side Story transfers Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet to present-day New York. The love story of Romeo and Juliet becomes that of Maria and Tony. The feud between the houses of the Capulets and the Montagues is re-created in one involving two teen-age gangs‚ the Jets and the Sharks. The famous balcony scene of the Shakespeare drama transpires on a fire-escape of an ugly New York tenement. The curtain rises on a bleak scene representing a warehouse. For the next five minutes not a word is spoken
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Compared to the original Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare‚ both Taylor Swift’s and Ash’s perspectives of the play are overly enthusiastic to the catastrophes occurring as shown in their songs “Love Story” and “Starcrossed”. In Taylor Swift’s “Love Story”‚ Juliet who is played by Swift is waiting for Romeo to return. She lost her faith for Romeo to come around‚ but he finally came back. He kneels to the ground and asks her to marry him and told her that he “talked to [Juliet’s] dad--go pick out a white
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famous play “Romeo and Juliet” directed by William Shakespeare have been made. There have been many remakes of movies and plays of the legendary story. Two remakes of the original story are “Romeo + Juliet” by Baz Luhrman and “Romeo and Juliet” by William Woodman. William Woodman’s story is performed as a play in a stage while Baz Luhrman’s is a movie. Both stories have many similarities and differences to each other and to the original play. The 1982 edition of “Romeo and Juliet” directed by William
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was an English poet‚ playwright‚ and actor‚ widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in history. One of his most famous plays‚ Romeo and Juliet (R&J)‚ was written in the late 1590’s and is still much loved by modern audiences. R & J is the story of two teenage lovers whose marriage is doomed from the beginning because they come from feuding families. This story has been made into a movie by many film producers but 2 of the most famous were Zeferrelli’s in 1968 and Luhrmann’s in 1996. I believe
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Although similar to Shakespeare’s original play‚ the movie Romeo + Juliet (1996) also has differences. Firstly‚ both the movie and the play show a religious society with Elizabethan era law and values. Secondly‚ the characters in the movie and play have the same relationships‚ friends‚ and enemies. In contrast‚ the movie shows that the people have modern technology including guns‚ cars‚ helicopters‚ and computers. However‚ these modern technologies do not exist in the play. Lastly‚ the people in
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Laurent‚ A.‚ (2012) West Side Story. Anticipation and Remembrance‚ R.J.C. Rosthern. The musical‚ “West Side Story” by Arthur Laurent‚ has a lot of alienation in it. Alienation describes the ironic feeling of people who feel that they don’t fit in the place where they should feel comfortable. Alienation is portrayed through the gangs‚ song and dance‚ and relationships. Tony and Maria’s relationship was filled with alienation. Tony is from the Jets and Maria is from the Sharks‚ star crossed lovers
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the versions of the dearly loved Romeo and Juliet‚ the 1968 version executes the story the finest compared to the written play and the 1997 movie. Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy that is engrossed by the love of the two star crossed lovers urning to be with one another. In the 1968 movie‚ the actors playing the lead characters implement the love and affection that captures the concept of Romeo and Juliet’s love. During the very famous balcony scene‚ Romeo and Juliet really see each other for the first
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Romeo and Juliet is a timeless tale with many interpretations. Three of our favorites at‚ The Years- Freshman Edition‚ is the original play by William Shakespeare‚ Romeo and Juliet (1996) directed by the esteemed Baz Luhrmann‚ and the graphic novel illustrated by Will Volley and Jim Devlin. Though it is the same classic story‚ each adaption is unique in their own ways. Each artist created a totally original creation‚ from one original piece. Our editors decided to do some research to discover
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