Romeo And Juliet Vs. West Side Story - 1615 Words

Abbie Chapman Dr. Paula Hutton MUSC 2013 March 30, 2016 Romeo and Juliet vs. West Side Story Since the beginning of time people have been intrigued by the story of â€Å"two star-crossed lovers†, those who long to be together but never can. Such is the case of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and the collaboration work, West Side Story. The purpose of this paper is to show the similarities and differences between these two tragic love stories. Romeo and Juliet is a timeless literary work written by William Shakespeare in 1596. Many people have heard of this famous play, but what many do not know is it was based on another literary work. Shakespeare used Arthur Brooke’s The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet, published just a few decades earlier, as his inspiration; and yes, that is really how the title is spelled (Gottlieb, 2001). The play takes place in Verona, the home of the star-crossed lovers. 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