arrange a meeting at a dance held in the neighborhood gymnasium for the purpose of arranging the time‚ place and weapons for a major gang fight‚ or "rumble". A climactic point is here reached with an exciting mambo dance. At this dance Maria‚ sister of Bernardo‚ leader of the Sharks‚ meets and falls in love with Tony‚ a member of the rival Jets. Belonging as they do to enemy camps‚ Tony and Maria must henceforth carry on their love idyll in great secrecy. In the song and dance sequence‚ "Somewhere"‚ they
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who is waiting for Bernardo to relieve him of his duty right after midnight. Bernardo calls wondering who is there‚ to which Francisco replies that Bernardo should tell him who he is first. There is confusion of who should be asking who the other is because both are equally ranked guards‚ and it would be Bernardo’s turn to be guarding the castle‚ and perhaps both are suspicious of the other. There have been previous sightings of an apparition around this same time‚ so both are tense and worried‚
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Side Story No 10: Tonight (Ensemble) Maria‚ Tony‚ Anita‚ Riff‚ Bernardo‚ Jets and Sharks In this number‚ all the participants talk about the eventful evening they feel is ahead‚ each with their own thoughts on what will happen. There are three trains of thought: 1 Riff and Bernardo - thinking (in terms of their own gangs) of the fight arranged for later that evening 2 Anita - thinking about her ’nocturnal activities’ with Bernardo after the fight 3 Tony and Maria - more romantic love‚ idealised
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hate. Riff leader of the Jets; a group mainly of Polish origin and the Sharks of Spanish origin with their leader Bernardo. It seems as though the two rivals have been at their quarrels since before the story took place. Through mysterious fate the neutral one’s from either side meet. From the Jets: loyal friend to Riff‚ Tony‚ and from the Sharks the beautiful Maria sister of Bernardo. Eyes met and soon enough love was in the air‚ the thought of each other cursed through both of their veins. From
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“I feel pretty. Oh‚ so pretty‚ I feel pretty and witty and gay. And I pity any girl who isn’t me tonight”. One of the most popular songs from the world wide successful musical West Side Story. The book was written by Arthur Laurents. Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and Music by Leonard Bernstein. The star Maria who moved from Puerto Rico to live in New York wasn’t feeling pretty all the time. It was a temporary joy when she decided to love the American sharks gang member Tony. Her love lead to many major
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backgrounds. The members of the Sharks are first-generation Americans from Puerto Rico taunted by the Jets‚ a white group who consider themselves the true Americans. The young protagonist‚ Tony‚ one of the Jets‚ falls in love with Maria‚ the sister of Bernardo‚ the leader of the Sharks. The dark theme‚ sophisticated music‚ extended dance scenes‚ and focus on social problems marked a turning point in American musical theatre. Bernstein’s score for the musical has become extremely popular; it includes "Something’s
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love for Maria‚ Bernardo’s sister. Bernardo led the Puerto Rican gang‚ the Sharks. Both gangs were in continuous conflict‚ but everything got worse after Tony met Maria. Both gangs were against the union of Maria and Tony‚ therefore they had a rumble to try to “fix” the problem. Tony was not going to take part of the rumble‚ but he showed up to try to stop the conflict. Tony was not successful since Riff‚ the Jets leader‚ pulled out a knife. As a response‚ Bernardo also took out a knife
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because here in the States they are able to exercise more rights and freedoms than in Puerto Rico‚ where the men are the dominant sex. Stereotypes in the song “America” are not only about females‚ but Puerto Rican male stereotypes are also present. Bernardo and the rest of the
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letting Hamlet introduce them while he is in his madness state. As the play begins‚ Shakespeare quickly uses his great skills to present the idea of madness. BERNARDO: Who ’s there? FRANCISCO: Nay‚ answer me: stand‚ and unfold yourself. BERNARDO: Long live the king! FRANCISCO: Bernardo? BERNARDO: He. (I. i. 1-5) By Bernardo being worried and asking “who’s there?” (I. i. 1)‚ Shakespeare creates uncertainty in the readers‚ he creates a sense of the unknown. By going back in history to
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