Romeo & Juliet and West Side Story?

Question

what are some similarities and differences in Romeo & Juliet and West Side Story??

Answer 1

Sim:
Young lovers from opposing families or gangs
Gang rivalry

Dif:
Time in which story is set
Maria doesn't take her life at the end of WSS
WSS is a musical so most of the storyline is in watching the dance and listening to the songs

Answer 2

The similarities are that two young people from rival parties fall in love. The differences are that in Romeo & Juliet, the rival parties are 16th Century Italian families as opposed to New York City gangs in the 1950s. Also, the two lovers both die in a suicide in R&J, where the boy gets killed but the girl lives in West Side.

Answer 3

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Romeo And Juliet by William Shakespeare

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Good luck.

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Answer 4

Similar= two different social groups at conflict

Difference=romeo and juliet isn't race related