Though both Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story tell the timeless tale of two forbidden lovers struggling to save their relationship, there are many apparent similarities and also many differences between this classic text and the 1960' movie. Even though West Side Story is set in more modern times, all the characters obviously parallel characters from Shakespeare's famous novel, the differences between the two tales occur in the plot and setting. Many of the …showed first 75 words of 470 total…

…showed last 75 words of 470 total…sit on the floor and weep, and the Sharks and Jets join together and carry away Tony's limp body, paralleling the promises of golden statues in the end of Romeo and Juliet. Through the similarities and differences of Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story and about 350 years, the plot of this classic novel has remained intact (with a few minor tweakings) and the characters wonderfully re-portrayed. So go the stylings of 60's movie makers.