Romeo & Juliet vs. West Side Story What would Romeo and Juliet be like if Juliet hadn't died? What if Paris killed Romeo, instead of vice versa? What if instead of occurring several centuries ago, it took place on the streets of New York City during the 1950s, with a bunch of fresh-face...

Romeo & Juliet and Westside Story The plays Romeo and Juliet and Westside Story have many similarities and differences. One major compare and contrast in the two, are the main characters. Tony, one of the main male characters in Westside Story, is comparable to Romeo; Maria of Westside St...

Contrast of Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story Essay submitted by Bob Garrard Three Hundred Fifty Years of Blind Love: A Contraposition of Shakespeare and Robbins' Romeo and Juliet Andy Warhol once said, "They say that tim...

Andy Warhol once said, "They say that time changes things, but actually you have to change them yourself." Two hundred fifty years passed between the original Romeo and Juliet and the premiere of West Side Story on Broadway in 1957. However, time did not change the message of the story, simply...

In approximately 1594, William Shakespeare began to write one of the most well known tragedies in history, Romeo and Juliet. Arguably, no author to date has matched Shakespeare's skill and beauty in the creation of this work. However, authors have regurgitated and will continue to regurgitate the t...

The objective of my presentation is to discuss similarities between Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" and "Westside Story". As I looked at the similarities between the stories and even more between the characters of the stories, the question popped up if they are a coincidence or if the 20th century ...

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...

West Side Story, a 1961 production starring Rita Moreno and Natalie Wood, is an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. West Side Story is a flashy production filled with music, dance and light. It presents Shakespeare's play from a 1960's inner city perspective. In the mo...