... musical, one would begin to realize that the production is actually an operatic form of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. The two houses that are "both alike in dignity" are (in West Side) actually two opposing street gangs known as the ... Sharks and the Jets. As previously stated, non-theatre-goers were influenced to this modern adaptation of Romeo and Juliet by way of film. Besides actual Shakespearean actors, it can be argued that Stephen Sondheim ... and Juliet is a love story that expresses how powerful love can actually be. However, West Side Story exclaims all of this and more. We...

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