Love in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare and in the Movie West Side Stories

The Hostility Between the 'Montagues' and the 'Capulets' in Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare William Shakespeare’s play ‘Romeo and Juliet has a major theme of conflict. The main conflict in the play is the feud between the two wealthy families: the ‘Montagues’ and the ‘Capulets’. Shakespeare does not state the reason for the hostility between the two families. Shakespeare may have done this to indicate how long the feud has been going for. Shakespeare creates conflicts between characters in the play.

Romeo and Juliet is a story based on conflict. The conflict in the story is Capulet against Montague. From ancient times, the two families have held grudges against each other. As the book states. “Two households, alike in dignity...from ancient grudge break to new mutiny. Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean (1.Prologue.1-4).” The grudge between the two families has led to fighting and even death.

Another big part of racism in West Side Story is how Lt. Schrank treats the Sharks and how he treats the Jets. Throughout the movie, Lt. Schrank tries to get the Jets to tell him where the Sharks are or what they are doing. He never believes that the Jets

Love is a universal truth that is portrayed similarly in both Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story. Two members of warring groups fall in love. Love is something that we can all relate to in one way or another and it will never change over time. In Romeo and Juliet both Romeo and Juliet have such a strong love for each other that they both commit suicide when the other dies. In West Side Story, Tony and Maria talk of running away and they have such a strong love that they believe that they can end the hatred with their love.

Romeo was a Montague and Juliet was a Capulet and the families’ feud meant that the two could never be together. This is shown in this quote, “My only love sprung from my only hate! / Too early seen unknown, and known too late!’ (5.3.295-299). In this scene, Juliet complains about Romeo being a Montague. She wishes that he wasn’t so that they could freely be together. Also, both families and their servants would always pick fights on the streets of Verona. One of these fights would result in Romeo being banished from Verona. In a scene of the play, Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin decides to pick a fight with Romeo and his friend Mercutio in the middle of the street. Romeo tries to stop the fight because he is now related to Tybalt through his marriage to Juliet. This is shown in the following quote where Romeo tries to keep the peace, “Draw Benvolio, beat down their weapons. / Gentlemen, for shame! / ... / Forbid this bandying in Verona’s streets” (3.1.381-384), but no one listens to him and Tybalt ends up killing Mercutio. Romeo has no choice but to kill Tybalt for revenge which leads to the Prince banishing Romeo. Without the feud, Romeo and Juliet would not have had to keep their love a secret and, the fight that resulted in Romeo’s banishment would never have happened. This is why the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues is responsible for Romeo

Throughout life there have always been racial tensions. West Side Story has difficulties between the Jets and the Sharks. Ever since the advent of the Sharks to America it’s been hard for the Puerto Ricans. The Jets and Sharks have a pugnacious feeling for fighting. In a scene from the movie Anita and the Sharks are singing about America. Anita and the girls sing about how they love America. Bernardo and the boys sing about how they hate it. The Sharks do not get along with the Jets because of the repugnant comments they make about their heritage. This causes a conflict between Maria and Tony. Bernardo, Maria's brother, sees her and Tony dancing making him very angry. In West Side Story, Anita says to Bernardo, “More than what? She was only dancing."

The feud between the two families is a reason that they are responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. The Capulet’s hate the Montague’s so much that Juliet could not tell them that she loves Romeo. Document A states, “From ancient grudge break to new mutiny” (Document A). Meaning that the two

The ongoing family feud between the Capulets and Montagues have made multiple headlines. Frustrated, Verona’s ruler, Prince Escalus, decided that large measures had to be taken in order to maintain the peace between his people. He publicly declared that “… if you ever cause a disturbance on our streets again, you’ll pay for it with your lives…” and was seen later leaving with Lord Capulet.

On the west side of Manhattan two groups compete for turf, the Jets, a group of white juveniles, and the Sharks, a group of young Puerto Rican men. The conflicts that arise from racial and cultural differences are what lead to West Side Story’s message. The Jets do not like the Sharks because they came from a different part of the world. They don’t want them in their neighborhood because they are worried that they will change things, take their jobs, and make the neighborhood dirty. People have always and still have this fear for immigrants because they can’t accept change. When Tony and Maria fall in love, it makes the two gangs’ rivalry even more complicated.

The feud between the Capulets and the Montagues was the root of these tragic events. It caused the death of the young couple because the centuries old hate caused every issue that arose. No issues, fights, or deaths would have occurred if the feud did not fuel them. For example, it led to the fight that banishèd Romeo, caused Friar’s flawed plan, and ultimately led to the two lovers suicide. In addition, the feud against the family names was the only reason Romeo and Juliet’s love was only frowned upon.

The feud got in the way and it ended Romeo and Juliet’s lives. In Act 2, scene 5, Tybalt complained that Romeo was at the party and was not happy about it. He used that opportunity to try and start a fight with the enemy when Romeo didn’t mean any harm. Also in the fight in the very beginning of the book, it was the Capulets that started the fight and enjoyed it even though they easy could have walked away and forget about the constant fight between the two

The Montagues and the Capulets had a long lasting feud that affected who the Montages/Capulets liked and did not like. Romeo, a Montague, did not have a problem with Tybalt, a Capulet, but Tybalt did not like Romeo at all. He had requested to fight Romeo in the middle of Verona, their beloved town, but Romeo refused because he and Tybalt were related then. Mercutio, wanted to defend Romeos honor, so he fought in his place. “No, 'tis not so deep as a well, nor so wide as a church-door; but 'tis enough,’ twill serve: ask for

Throughout history people always look at the differences in people and avoid the similarities because of this we have fights and wars. In West Side Story by Stephen Sondheim the Sharks and the Jets always look at the differences which end up causing conflicts. throughout the story the Jets and the Sharks fight over Differences in race and opinions. If the gangs stopped and looked at what they had in common like their struggle to be accepted, their love for their people, and their fight against the authority, there would not be that much conflict in the story.

Romeo and Juliet introduces us to a long lasting feud carried through many generations and brought upon two families children. “Two households, both alike in dignity / In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, / From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, / Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean” (Shakespeare Prologue.1-4). This feud the Capulets and Montagues have not only affected their children but the citizens of Verona. When two relatives of the different families start fighting against one another, the citizens start fighting against them and soon everyone is pulling out swords until the Prince comes to break up the quarrel in his city. If the Capulets and Montagues were not openly

Love is everywhere. It burns in the hearts of adolescents, softens the souls of sadistic men, and murmurs between old, happy couples. However, when asked, every individual has their own idea of what love is. The play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare explores the many different perspectives of love through a multitude of characters, each unique in their own way. The comedic tragedy tells the story of two young lovers, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, who come from feuding families in the city of Verona. After a secret marriage between the two, misfortunes start raining down. In the end, due to a series of unfortunate events, the star-crossed lovers take their own lives in an effort to be together in death. A person’s view of love varies with one’s experience, personality, and gender, and causes one to treat love in unique ways.