West Side Story Essay

In 1961, West Side Story, a filmed version of the hit Broadway musical that was inspired by William Shakespeare’s "Romeo and Juliet," was released to viewers, who just could not resist the energy and excitement of the movie. Thirty-eight years later, viewers, like myself, still cannot resist it. I had never seen the film, which was directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, before, but I had always wondered why people loved this multi award-winning movie so much. After viewing the film, I think

West Side Story 1. Point out how the general setting of the play is established. Give at least two examples. The play West Side Story takes place in a suburb on the West Side of New York City. We can conclude that we are talking about a socially disadvantaged suburb as the surrounding area is described with high brick walls, not very attractive and by the presence of the two gangs – the Jets and the Sharks. We are also able to say in which time period the actions take place. As an

Part Two:West Side Story History, Summary and Other important information on West Side Story. Riff, leader of the Jets Bernardo, leader of the Sharks Maria, Bernardo's little sister Tony, a founder of the Jets Doc, owner of Doc's store/Tony's boss Anita, Bernardo's girlfriend Ice, one of the toughest Jets Lt. Shrank, police officer Officer Krupke, police officer. West Side Story came out in 1961 as an overemotional musical that took place in New York. It proceeds the same theme as Shakespeare's

West Side Story is about a conflict between two rival gangs, the Jets and the Sharks, which comes to a head when Tony, a former Jets member, and Maria, the sister of the leader of the Sharks, fall in love. Although the play centers around Tony and Maria, the character of Anita (played by Karli Dinardo) caught my eye since she revealed her purple dress which was different from the reds of the Sharks and blues of the Jets and I found myself drawn to her in each scene she was present in. I also found

Love and conflict are explored in both Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story Romeo and Juliet is a play written by William Shakespeare. It is a story about two star crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, who take their precious lives but there are also two family’s who have a feud between each other. West Side Story, directed by Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise. West Side Story is a modern day Romeo and Juliet, there are two gangs, The Jets and The Sharks that’s set in Manhattan. The two lovers are tony

The book West Side Story written by Arthur Laurents is set in the mid 1950’s, created as modern version of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. West Side Story is a romantic tragedy about two characters that are supposedly completely different and aren’t accepted when they fall in love. The “difference’s” between these characters is centered on the prejudice’s they had against each other. Prejudice is a harsh opinion or feeling formed previously without any knowledge or reason. The Jets and the Sharks

West Side Story is a musical that includes gang violence and full-hearted relationships Between Tony, the ex leader of the Jets and Maria, the leader of the Sharks sister. It all takes place in Verona, a township in New Jersey. The movie starts with an Ariel view of the city shifting from site to site showing off of the pleasant areas. The movie goes on to show that there is a gang of white boys that call themselves the Jets, the Jets have a rival gang made up of Puerto Rican guys that go by the

definition of what love actually means. Probably the most well known love stories of all time in the play from the 15th century, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare tells the tale of young love and fatal misfortune. With the same message the musical from the 50’s, West Side Story directed by Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise carries out a similar story of young love and tragedy. Although some are touched by these love stories, others believe it

West Side Story By: Buthainah Alsalmi 05/29/2017 THE 100 West side story is an old musical film in 1961. It was taking from William Shakespeare`s play Romeo and Juliet. The story was about two groups of boys one from United States (Jets) lead by Riff and the other from Puerto Rico (Sharks) lead by Bernardo. There was a tension between the groups and Jets challenged Sharks for a dance. Tony invited to the dance by his friend Riff and he was not interested at first but Riff convinced him to come

Based on Romeo and Juliet, West Side Story’s emotional connection with the audience hinges on the relationship between Tony and Maria. Arguably the most important scene to develop this relationship is the adaptation of the balcony scene between the two, represented by the song Tonight. The lighting and cinematography utilized in this scene connects the two, visually bringing Shakespeare’s prose to life. The beginning of the Tonight sequence is one of the quieter scenes in the film, a contrast