Comparison of Romeo and Juliet to Westside Story
Comparison of Romeo and Juliet to Westside Story These stories are very similar. They both have characters that act the same way. As a matter of fact you would have thought the same person had written both stories. From Romeo and Tony to Tybalt and Bernardo the characters play the same role. Did the author of Westside Story rewrite Romeo and Juliet to appeal to a modern audience? Is Maria actually Juliet? Anyone who has seen both "Romeo and Juliet" and "Westside Story" would be able to tell that the plots of the stories are very similar. Both stories start off by introducing two rival groups. In Romeo and Juliet the writer describes two households. These "houses" are ancient, prominent families in the city of Verona, Italy, and their names are Montague and Capulet. In the movie, these families desire to dominate as the most wealthy and influential "house" in Verona. In Westside Story there are two groups. The New York gang, the Jets, and a gang of Puerto Rican immigrants called the Sharks. The two are battling for superiority and domination of New York's street territory. There is little difference in the desire that these rivals have in the two stories. They want control of their city. The similarities of the stories end wit
This is a dangerous situation because of the rivalry between the two groups. In both stories there is someone calling the ladies telling them to come inside. When they both do kill they wish that there were no conflict at all. In anger, she tells the Jets to relay to Tony that Chino found out about the relationship between Maria and Tony, and that he killed Maria. ------------------------------------------------------------------------**Bibliography**. Riff and Bernardo are counterparts to Mercutio and Tybalt. In each story, the main characters pronounce their love for one another from highly visible locations. Romeo, born in awealthy family, has had people at his command since he was born. h the final disaster in which the love affair between a beauty of one rivalry group with a male leader of the other rivalry group ends when he is killed. The friar and Doc are also counter parts acting as advisers. They both also warn that if their differences are not resolved that someone is going to get hurt. Tony alsotakes responsibility as a leader. The characters in each story all have counter parts in the other story.
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