The Jets are a teenage gang of American boys determined not only to check but to destroy the growth of Puerto Rican population and influence on their block. They are opposed by a Puerto Rican gang, the Sharks, led by Bernardo. In the entirely danced PROLOGUE, the members of the two rival gangs provoke each other. A fight breaks out between them, but it's broken up by the arrival of two cops. After the police …showed first 75 words of 412 total…

…showed last 75 words of 412 total…climbs up her fire escape to meet her. They sing of their love (TONIGHT). They plan to meet in the bridal shop where Maria is employed the next day. At Doc's drugstore, Riff and the Jets are warned by Krupke, a cop, no to cause any trouble on the block. When he leaves, the Jets start mocking at the way they are treated by the police and adults in general (GEE, OFFICER KRUPKE). jhdfjhdd djfkjhd