Grantaire’s jealousy started with the release of the cast list for the production of West Side Story. The Cast List stated Enjolras, his long-time crush, had been cast as Tony Wyzek. It also stated Éponine Thénardier,his long-time best friend,as his love interest, Maria Nuñez. “I can’t believe you get to KISS Enjolras!” Grantaire complained, as he and Éponine sat on his bed. Éponine had come over the house to look at the cast list on Grantaire's computer. “Grantaire, we only kiss like twice or
At around 12:00 PM on November 27, 1981, Miracle on 34th Street and West Side Story actress Natalie Wood boarded her yacht, called the Splendour, along with her husband, Robert Wagner, and her Brainstorm co-star, Christopher Walken. Two days later on November 29, 1981, Wood’s waterlogged body would be discovered floating face down about two hundred yards off of Catalina Island, California. She was found not far away from a dinghy from the Splendour, which was washed up onto rocks. Its ignition was
the love story People are always rewriting other people’s stories - consciously or unconsciously - cutting and trimming, pasting, rearranging, and adjusting to new times and circumstances, sometimes adding truly creative elements and occasionally actually improving on the original. The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet which was a narrative poem by Arthur Brooke is considered to be William Shakespeare's base source for his famous play Romeo and Juliet (Mabillard). West Side Story (1961) is
musical called West Side Story. Both are excellent displays of Romeo and Juliet in a more modern light, however, they have their own similarities and differences from each other. This essay will compare and contrast the plot, setting, and characters of both movies. Overall, the plots of the two films were fairly similar. Romeo and Juliet's plot adheres to the original play. Near the very beginning of the plot in Romeo and Juliet, a party is held by Lord Capulet. In West Side Story, the leaders
Juliet and West Side Story have many similarities as well as many differences. Both the musical and play of both stories have resembliing storylines. These pieces focus on the limitations of star crossed lovers. In both scenerios, there are feuds between the two opposing groups of characters. Overall, the theme is the same and both pieces are romantic tragedies. Although these writings are mostly corresponding, they can differ in many ways. One similarity Romeo & Juliet and West Side Story have in
but the tragic heroes in Romeo & Juliet and West Side Story always seem to find love in the wrong places. Yes they do find love, but the two stories have many differences from each other that impact the whole outcome. West Side Story, directed by Jerome Robbins, sets itself apart from Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare through racial tensions, settings, and tragic hero differences. Throughout life there have always been racial tensions. West Side Story has difficulties between the Jets and the
The story of Romeo and Juliet is a classic play that still holds a tremendous impact in today's society. The themes and lessons learned are what makes Romeo and Juliet so timeless. West Side Story is a movie adaptation of Romeo and Juliet that shows the same classic love story but in a more modern way. The differences in time periods and the modernization of West Side Story contributes to the impact of Romeo and Juliet because it proves the themes and lessons are still present in modern times. The
Lovers, murderers, and life-long rivals are all confined into one story, where homicide, suicide, and drama all take place in a single setting. The classic fantasy by William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet takes place in fair Verona, Italy. Two lovebirds are stuck in the middle of a family feud, which results in many deaths, including the close companions who took their own lives. The 1961 film, West Side Story is an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. It is about a couple from two fighting gangs in New
In the novel West Side Story, by Arthur Laurents, we see a forbidden love. This forbidden love consists of Tony (an ex jet) and Maria (the sister to the leader of the sharks). This love story is doomed from the beginning as Tony and Maria come for two completely ethnic backgrounds that can not stand each other. This story of romance would ultimately end as tragically as we would all suspect. Riff (Tony’s best friend) is killed by a stab wound to the chest, Bernardo (Maria’s brother) is killed by
differences of West Side Story and Romeo and Juliet, the modern director captures Shakespeare’s original themes and ideas in West Side Story. Because West Side Story is a movie musical, it will be a lot of narrative conveyed through the song. While in the Romeo and Juliet we will be more find the characters says to himself or herself using poetic words of Shakespeare. That is the general differences that clearly visible on both movie. But if we examine in more detail, the movie West Side Story and Romeo