West Side Story, a musical play directed by Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise, is a Spin Off of Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare in 1597. In West Side Story, two ill-fated lovers Maria and tony stand on opposite gangs. Maria is part of the Sharks, who are puerto rican. While Tony remains on the Jets who is just your average American gang. On the flip side, Romeo and Juliet, is a story about star-crossed lovers from rival families that fall in love. These now deemed classicals were made 365 years apart from one another needless to say the two stories have different style. Although, they coincide with one another they do have some scene alterations as well as character adjustments.
In the final death scene of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo who
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The only thing is, Juliet has faked her death and right as Romeo dies she is awakened from her slumber. Finding Romeo dead, Juliet wishes to die as well to be with her love. So, she stabs herself with Romeo's dagger. Differently, in West side story, Anita who is the equivalent of the nurse from Romeo and Juliet, goes to tell Tony that he is detained from seeing Maria. On her journey, a group of men from the jets begin a gang rape on Anita. Out of anger, Anita tells Tony that Maria has been killed by Chino because Maria does not love him. Chino is the parallel of paris who is courted to Maria, but not by choice. Romeo lashes out and wanders the park looking for Chino to shoot him so he can be with Maria who has not really died. Looking across the park Tony spots Maria and they begin to run towards one another. Right before they meet, Chino shows up and shoots Tony dead. As the gangs gather, Maria takes Chino’s gun and points it at each one of them blaming them for the death of her lover, Tony. The cops show up
Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story have many differences and similarities. Characters such as Chino and Count Paris are very similar. There are also many similar events like their rumble. However, there are some differences in the scenes such as the tomb scene.There are many similarities and differences in West Side Story and Romeo and Juliet.
The play West Side Story, by Arthur Laurents, is based upon the play Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare. Despite a few differences, both works, in essence, have the same plot. The source of violence in Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story is the ever-present hatred between families and between gangs, although, because of the "star-cross’d lovers" motif in Romeo and Juliet, the hatred plays a larger role in producing the ending of West Side Story than it does the ending of Romeo and Juliet.
However, despite everything that they experience, the two lovebirds; Tony and Maria do reassure their love for one another (Wells, 2011). In specific, Maria reassures her love for Tony at all the times. At the end of the film, Chino kills Tony on allegations that he wanted to revenge on the romance that Tony and Maria were sharing. Before
The Jets split up to find Tony. Anita comes home after learning of Bernardo's death. Maria and Tony quickly agree to meet at Doc's and run away. Anita sees Tony leaving and tells Maria she should not associate with him since he killed Bernardo, but Maria changes her about meeting with him at Doc’s. Anita tells her about Chino's plans and Maria tells her Tony is headed for Doc's store.
West Side Story is a musical that was inspired by Shakespear's play Romeo and Juliet. The play and musical share numerous similarities and differences. Much of the plot and many characters are undeniably similar with their own distinct differences. In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo's family the Montagues and Juliet's family the Capulets hate each other because of an unmentioned ancient feud. In West Side Story, the main male role Tony is part of a New York City gang called the jets, and the main female Maria is the sister of the leader of the Sharks, a Puerto Rican gang.
An important similarity between “Romeo and Juliet” and “West Side Story” is that two people from opposing sides fell in love with each other. Romeo was a Montague and Juliet was Capulet. The Montagues and Capulets had a feud that lasted many years, it lasted so long that Romeo and Juliet
In the stories Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, and West Side Story, by Arthur Laurent, the lovers are so similar yet have so many differences. They, Maria, Tony, Romeo, and Juliet, are both working against the odds, each couple has their own go-between, and they all die. Although there are obvious differences with each story such as time setting, problems, events. However, there are some less obvious differences such as what these stories meant in their time and the message these stories send. This essay will cover the differences and similarities.
The romantic tension between Romeo and Juliet and Tony and Maria in Shakespears original play and its modern day remake, Westside Story, is what makes them have such passionate and entrancing scenes. The main reason for romantic tension in these two plays is because the two couples can’t be together like they want to be. There are many different aspects that create different quality of romantic tension in these two scenes. Although the two plays have similar plots, the romantic tension between the two lovers is very different because of the setting, the language and the circumstances in which the lovers face.
‘Romeo and Juliet’ and ‘West Side Story’ have their differences and their similarities when compared to each other. Firstly, ‘Romeo and Juliet’ deals with the themes love and conflict proven by relationships in the story. The character Juliet and her Nurse have a mother-daughter relationship. This is a good example that shows love.
Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story share many similar themes. Romeo and Juliet both chronicle a story of overcoming prejudice and hatred, forbidden love, and defying stereotypes that nobody thought could be broken. The two stories are similar in a multitude of ways, even though their settings are centuries apart- Romeo and Juliet set in the 1500’s, and West Side Story set in the 1950’s. Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story both teach a lesson of how prejudice can teach you how to hate, and how one of your rivals may be the one who helps you remember how to love.
Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, is a story that many people are familiar with, even to the point that many mindlessly quote the balcony scene without really even knowing what it means. It is a classic story that students have learned about in school for years now, and still do to this day. Since it has been published in the 1500s, it has become one of the most famous love stories in history, and as the years have progressed, people have created several stories that portray many similar ideas. One of those stories is West Side Story; with the rivalries, the love story, and even the lesson, it follows the concept of Romeo and Juliet more closely than one would think.
3. Maria- She falls in love with Tony, a rival jet. They become lovers and due to her Tony dies, and the gang wars end.
The drama/musical, which parodies the story of Romeo & Juliet, takes place in a city of New York, probably in the early 50’s late 40’s. It is a tale of two rival gangs, which despises the other in a vicious circle of 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 that day of the dance, a meeting was to take place involving both gangs in which they will once and for all settle the rivalry in a rumble. Alas, tragedy strikes and strikes hard at that. The leaders of both gangs fall to the ground. Riff by the hands of Bernardo, then Bernardo by the hands of Tony. Angry and confused Maria still retains her love for Tony even after her only brother was slain, but little did they know the jealous Chino had caught on to the lovers. In order to escape the justice of the law Tony had to make his escape but first found aid among his friends.
The major climax of the play comes when the friar gives Juliet a potion that will make it seem as though she has died, when in fact she is alive the whole time. While in Mantua, Romeo mistakenly hears that Juliet has actually died and he goes to lay by her side. Just as he takes a vile of poison and dies Juliet awakens to find her love lying dead at her side. She cannot fathom living in a world without Romeo so she takes his sword and ends her own life.
On their first go out with each other would follow their next go out with each other. Who expected that one time Tonyo got accident .When Lea getting to see again, then it is also time that Tonyo died .Lea went to Tonyo’s house she saw the banana costume ,her pictures and others that remembered from her past .Lea saw the letter wrote by Tonyo and she read it .Because of that letter Lea knew all the