Essay About Plays Romeo And West Side Story

Courage, Opportunities and Challenges
Essay title: Courage, Opportunities and Challenges
There is a lot in common between the two plays Romeo And Juliet and West
Side Story. The main male characters have many things in common. In fact,
Toni and Romeo both miss the beginning fight at the beginning of the plays, they
both fall in love and end up getting killed. The difference between the two is
that Toni takes place in the 1950s, while Romeo happens in Elizabethan times
(the late 1500s). The two main female characters also have many things in
common. Juliet and Maria both come from families that hate each others
boyfriends families. Something that makes Juliet different from Maria is that
Juliet dies and Maria lives. In both of these plays the main male character
kills a relative of their lover. In Romeo And Juliet, Romeo kills Tybalta,
Juliets cousin. In West Side Story, Toni kills Bernardo, Marias brother.
There was a person in both plays that tried to make peace. These people were
the Prince and the Lieutenant. The Prince, from Romeo And Juliet, had told
Romeo and Juliets families that if there was another riot that the heads of
each family will be killed. The Lieutenant, from West Side Story, had told the
Puerto Ricans and the Americans that if they get into another fight they all
will have to go to jail. The difference between the two peace-makers is that the
Prince has more power than the Lieutenant. In the story of Romeo and Juliet,
Paris wants to marry Juliet against her wishes. Her father wants Paris West
Side Story to marry Juliet. Juliet goes off and marries Romeo without telling