Type a new keyword(s) and press Enter to search

Shakespeare Essay

 

            Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, and Irving Shulman's Novelization of Arthur Laurent's West Side Story are two of the most famous love stories in the world. These two stories are telling us that love can't be always easy and happy because there also is the hardness of love. Both Romeo and Juliet, and Tony and Maria are from rival families. This is why both stories end in tragic ways. Two stories share a lot of similarities but there are also many differences in conflicts they face, the relationship between characters, and the settings. In West Side Story, they used guns, which is more modernized rather than using only swords Romeo and Juliet. .
             In Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story, both of the main characters fall in love with the enemy. Romeo and Juliet's parents (Montague and Capulet) were both rich and royal. They were rivals and hated each other. Romeo was in the family of Montague. However, Juliet was in the family of Capulet. After realizing that his newly found love was of rival blood, "And because "Nardo had thought of him as a brother-in-law, "Nardo had told him where he kept the gun.?(133) Romeo said, "Tis but thy name that is my enemy. Thou off thyself, through not a Montague- (Shakespeare 2.2 41~42) In West Side Story, Tony and Maria were in the different sides of gangs. Tony was in the Jets. Jets were against the Sharks, Maria's brother's gang. .
             "Romeo and Juliet?and "Tony and Maria?both met when the male main characters (Romeo and Tony) were depressed in feelings and fell in love at the first sight. Romeo was sorrowful, because he didn't get the answer of love from Rosaline. Romeo has a romantic characteristic, since he only talks and thinks of love. He went to the party with Mercutio and Benvolio by their suggestion. Mercutio was his best friend, and Benvolio was his cousin. They treated Romeo with pity, and tried to give him strength by saying that there are a lot of women in the world.


Essays Related to Shakespeare Essay