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Comparing Romeo And Juliet And West Side Story By Arther Laurents

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The text Romeo and Juliet by William Shakspheres and the text West Side Story by Arther Laurents deal with the main themes of love and violence. The two stories are similar in a multitude of ways, even though their settings are centuries apart. The authors explore family, friendship and hate. Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story both teach a lesson of how prejudice and conflict can teach you how to hate, and how one of your rivals may be the one who helps you remember how to love. Romeo acts suddenly when he decides he wants to marry Juliet after only a few hours of meeting. Romeo and Juliet are from different families which are both on a rival conflict with each other, Romeo and Juliet are not allowed to be together due to the conflict between their families, however it doesn’t stop them from falling in love. Romeo and Juliet decides to get secretly married with the help of Friar Lawrence. This can be seen when Juliet say’s “If he be married, my grave is like to be my wedding grave.” This is evidence to Juliet being afraid to marry Romeo as they are both on families who are currently in conflict. Romeo and Juliet show similar themes to West Side Story. …show more content…

West Side Story, is a story that involves love and conflict. The main characters are Tony and Maria, who are both from different gangs and cultures. Tony and Maria are not allowed to be together however when they first met they were blinded by lust. An example shows when Tony says Maria’s name like he hasn’t heard it before,

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