Romeo and Juliet

Most of you of you know the story Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. But did you know that a man by the name of Mr. Laurent wrote a parody called West Side Story. These two story both express the same points about young love, feuds, and unneeded death. Romeo and Juliet is set in Verona, Italy in the 1400’s as West Side Story takes place in New York City, USA in the 1950’s. In …

…and more emotional manner. The adults have no say or influence in the ending of this story. Both gangs carrying out Tony’s corpse symbolize the end of the feud. In Romeo and Juliet the adults have more of an impact on the ending. As the funeral is ending Mr. Capulet agreed to give the Montagues the dowry, and Mr. Montague said a great statue was to be raised of Juliet to show her greatness