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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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-faced youths posing as street toughs and dancing and singing their hearts out? Well‚ just take a look at West Side Story‚ and you will have your answers. It is impossible for anyone familiar with both texts to not
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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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MUS 111 Concert Report 5/5/11 I attended Antonio Vivaldi’s Four Seasons concert on Sunday April 17‚ 2011 at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church performed by the SCC chamber orchestra. Vivaldi was a baroque composer and the Four Seasons is considered to be a great masterwork in all Western Art. The Four Seasons is a series of four concertos; Spring‚ Summer‚ Autumn‚ and Winter. Each season contains 3 movements and was composed in 1725‚ in a set of 12 concertos entitled “Il cimento dell’armonia
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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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ROMEO AND JULIET COMPARISON IN THEMES • The overriding theme‚ of course‚ between the two stories – Romeo and Juliet and The West Side Story is love – deep‚ intense and passionate love that defies friendship‚ family and everything in between. This point is reinforced when Maria later disregards the death of her brother‚ Bernardo‚ at the hands of Tony and agrees to marry him‚ consummation sealing the deal. • In the original play‚ Romeo is a pre-buscent teen‚ portrayed as a romantic‚ yet
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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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Juliet 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 the creators’ unique visions evolved. Shakespeare’s delivery of the timeless tale of desperate love in his classic Romeo and Juliet proves to only intensify through retelling and modern interpretation
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The play‚ West Side Story‚ was written by Arthur Laurents. West Side Story‚ the movie‚ was produced in 1961‚ featured Natalie Wood as Maria‚ and was directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins. There are some major differences between the two works. For example‚ some of the musical numbers switched places in the movie. Also‚ the song “America‚” is different in the movie than in the play. In the movie many of the characters were different‚ and some of the lines differed as well. In the movie‚ the
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