The Westside Story is a love story that translates Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. This musical classic is masterpiece whose soundtrack and theatricals have become a favorite in many video libraries. The story portrays the conflict between two rival gangs fighting for their turf in the New York streets. A young man falls in love with the sister of the rival gang leader. The drama carries into deadly feud which leads to the deaths of the gang leaders. As tension is extremely high the lover's want to escape the suffocating madness. A twist of fate comes arises when Tony is struck with the reality of Maria's death. He madly storms the streets looking for her murderer. To his surprise he finds Maria and they go to embrace one another when he is shot by the rival.
The Westside Story begins with a ballet that tells a story of how small gang fights between the Jets (Americans) and the Sharks (Puerto Ricans) over a piece of territory on the neighborhood block which escalate to full fledge brawl. The ballet displays intense emotion in a artistic way. Officer Krumpke breaks up the brawl as he symbolizes authority and jurisdiction over the territory. The conflict carries over to the dance that is held later that evening where the Jets and the Sharks battle out their frustration in a high energy mambo competition. During the competition Tony (Jets) and Maria's eyes meet and the music stops, the background fades, while the lights dim and colorful stars illuminate in the background. This portrays an instance of love at first site while displaying a romantic connection between the two. The lights come on as Maria's brother Fernando (Sharks) breaks up the couple, making it clear to his sister that dating a Jet wasn't going to be accepted. The lights come on revealing the catastrophic conflict with the connection between these rival lovers. .
Tony meets with Maria on the fire escape of her run down New York apartment where they sing a duet about how them being together that night is all that matters.
Every person no matter their ethnicity, age, or gender has a type of prejudice against something or someone. The movie, Westside Story, is a drama/musical, which takes place in a city of New York, probably in the early 50's late 40's that shows the hate of two rival gangs, which despises the other ... ...
Munder, Julie English I, per ¾ March 4, 2003 Mrs. Hoover Comparing Endings Tragedy was the ending to the timeless play Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare in the 1400's. Fast-forward five hundred and sixty years when this universal theme was used to create the tale of two young lovers, Tony and Maria, called West Side Story. Written by Arthur Laurents, this classic tale demonstrates that even in a 1960's sitcom world, hate still remains. Both young and feeble minded Tony and Maria face the same dilemmas as Romeo and Juliet but with less misfortune. The ending of both these plays s...
... York. The level of civility, the amount of individual freedom, the laws, the loyalty and friendship between the people made a big difference in how the story was performed and how it ended. In the movie Westside story the party was planned by the owner of the gym. Both gangs the Sharks and the Jets came to the party. In the play written by ... strict of sophisticated as today. Therefore the people in the city could kill each other whenever they felt it was necessary. The big difference between the two versions of the story was the ending. In the play both Romeo and Juliet committed suic...
... the doors to the house, welcomed their neighbors and began something that would last for over 100 years. Hull House is located on the westside of Chicago, which was very different than the northern end of Chicago. This was the area that no one wanted to go into because it ... natural spot to be in to help the poor. If they would have had a house on the eastside of Chicago, not many people from the westside, or slums, would come. They would feel too embarrassed to ask for help in a nice neighborhood. With Hull House's location, Addams and Starr were ... Makers o Dorcas Federal Labor Uni...
... of buildings, the taller the better. People have been fascinated with skyscrapers ever since the birth of the skyscraper in 1885. It was a ten-story high steel frame structure designed by William Le Baron Jenney in 1885; it was named the "Home Insurance Building." The Reliance Building in Chicago was ... had to be big for the expected growth and it had to be in Chicago, Illinois. They were residing on the Westside of Chicago at the time in a fourteen-story building that was outdated and small; they used old warehouse buildings for the extra office space they needed. They were located ......
... . In order to make me eat something, grandma always chased me around with a bowl of rice and vegetables and meat on it in her hands. My grandparents lived in a two-story house with a big courtyard so I had a lot of place to run around. Maybe because my consumption of energy was too much and my calorie intake was too little, I was extremely ... the Lunar New Year, several friends and I made more than one hundred dumplings ourselves in Third North. We bought shredded pork from Hongkong Market in Chinatown, cabbage and vinegar from Westside. Surprisingly, Westside even has wrappers for sell...
... in writing for many years, done many different writings, and has received many awards and honors. Ray Bradbury is an American novelist, play writer, essayist, screenwriter, short-story writer, and poet. He was born in Waukegan, Illinois on August 22, 1920. At the age of three, he became intrigued by movies when he saw "the ... he wanted to pursue a career in writing. In 1938, he graduated from a high school in Los Angeles, where his school education ended. He became a full time short story writer in 1943. Just four years later in 1947, his first book, "Dark Carnival", was published. Ho...
... Kane who chose his mistress over his marriage and son (and political career), and the Kane who kept millions amused, we see that "Rosebud" was only a tool to tell the story, which in the end explains nothing at all. The snow globe Kane holds in his hand during his death, and after his second wife, Susan Alexander leaves him, also forecasts ... his life. Kane's strange obsession with the snow globe seems to wit his feelings for his mother. "All he really wanted out of life was love," Leland says. "That's Charlie's story - how he lost it". This remains out of reach for Kane, whom, in the ...
... was a problem, but it was the root of their lifestyle and culture differences. Vanessa came from Hoffman Estates, a majority white, middle to upper class neighborhood and Valerie came from the Westside of Chicago, a predominantly black, lower class neighborhood. Valerie was from a single mother home, being the only child and Vanessa was from a home with both parents and two younger siblings. In ... each one when they were alone and listen to their problems as a mediator with an open mind to both sides. But like many arguments, there are two sides to the story in which the credibility of...
