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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and Juliet and Ernest Lehman’s West Side Story are similar in many ways; however‚ in those comparisons there are some minor differences. Aside from the similarities between Romeo and Tony or Juliet and Maria‚ there are many other likenesses such as the balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet and the fire escape scene in West Side Story. In Romeo and Juliet the scene starts off with Romeo listening to Juliet give her "What’s in a name?" speech‚ and similarly‚ in West Side Story the scene starts off with Maria
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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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Juliet and West Side Story are timeless stories about young love and the troubles it can cause. Romeo and Juliet is a famous play written by William Shakespeare in 1595‚ set in the 13th century. West Side Story is a semi-modern retelling of Romeo and Juliet from 1961‚ set in the late 1950s. Although they are similar in overall plot and theme‚ each of these works has some distinct differences that set them apart from each other. One of the obvious differences between Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story
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Comparison of West Side Story and Romeo and Juliet West Side Story’s characters have a number of similarities with the characters from Romeo and Juliet. The characters are: Romeo and Tony‚ Juliet and Maria‚ Mercutio and Riff‚ and Tybalt and Bernardo. These characters are alike‚ yet different. They have similar scenes‚ similar loves‚ and similar deaths. Throughout the movie of West Side Story‚ even more characters similar to the characters of Romeo and Juliet. In this I will also compare the
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West Side Story: The Romeo & Juliet Connection (Trivia Quiz at bottom of page) Character Analogies | Maria = Juliet |A-Rab = Sampson |Sharks = Capulets | |Tony = Romeo |Riff = Tybalt |Jets = Montagues | |Anita = Nurse |Bernardo = Mercutio |Det. Shrank = Escalus | |Baby John = Gregor |Doc = Friar Laurence |Chino = Paris
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The two stories‚ Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ and West Side Story by Arthur Lourents‚ are two passionate love stories who focus on the themes‚ love and conflict. The two texts are about lovers who are not allowed to be together but do so on the down low‚ and the forbidden relationships spark deaths of people close to their hearts. Throughout the story Romeo and Juliet find themselves consumed by love‚ and the forbidden love caused violent events to occur. Romeo falls in love with Juliet
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Themes of West Side Story: Peer pressure: this is seen when the gangs are about to have a rumble and some of the members don’t want to use weapons or even fight. By looking at this scene closely you see that they seem to be forced to do so to stay in that gang. As well as Maria being forced to accept Chino’s marriage proposal which is also in Romeo and Juliet where Juliet is being forced to marry. Family: There is a bond between Maria and Bernardo that is seen‚ where Bernardo is seen as being
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and thoughtful friend) About – The play is a tragedy about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. The Montague’s and Capulet’s do not get on at all. Comparison: In both Romeo and Juliet & West Side Story there are two ‘rival’ gangs/families which both hate each other. The main male characters have many things in common. In fact‚ Toni (WWS) and Romeo (R+J) both miss the beginning fight at the beginning of the plays; they both fall in love and end
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February 2016 Comparison and Contrast between Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story West Side Story by Lehman is a modern adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. There are many similarities and differences between Shakespeare’s classic Romeo and Juliet and the modern musical West Side Story. Overall‚ the stories are similar‚ however there are some differences. The plot and theme of Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story are very similar. Both are tragedies with the major conflict centering
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