WEST SIDE STORY

ROMEO & JULIET

Similarities

IN BOTH STORIES THE MAIN CHARACTERS MET AT A DANCE PARTY.

Similarities

THERE ARE TWO ENEMY GROUPS IN BOTH STORIES.

Similarities

THE SCENE OF THE BALCONY IS THE SAME IN BOTH STORIES.

Similarities

IN BOTH STORIES, TYBALT KILLS ROMEO’S FRIEND AND THEN, ROMEO

KILLS TYBALT.

Similarities

BEFORE MEETING ROMEO, IN BOTH STORIES JULIET IS ENGAGED WITH

ANOTHER BOY.

SIMILARITIES

THE MAIN CHARACTERS ARE THE SAME BUT THEY AREN’T NAMED THE SAME.

SIMILARITIES

MARIA = JULIET

SIMILARITIES

ROMEO = TONY

SIMILARITIES

ANITA = NURSE

SIMILARITIES

BERNARDO = TYBALT

SIMILARITIES

RIFF = BENVOLIO

SIMILARITIES

INDIO = MERCUTIO

SIMILARITIES

DOC = LAURENCE

SIMILARITIES

CHINO = PARIS

SIMILARITIES

OFFICER KRAPKE = PRINCE OF VERONA

DIFFERENCIES

THE DISCRIMINATION OF WEST SIDE STORY DOESN’T APPEAR IN ROMEO

AND JULIET.

DIFFERENCIES

THE CHARACTERS’ NAMES ARE DIFFERENT

OFFICER KRAPKE = PRINCE OF VERONACHINO = PARISMARIA = JULIETANITA = NURSE

BERNARDO = TYBALT

DIFFERENCIES

WEST SIDE STORY IS A MUSICAL, SO THEY ARE ALWAYS SINGING AND DANCING.

DIFFERENCIES

WEST SIDE STORY WAS FILMED IN THE 60’S, AND ROMEO AND JULIET WAS

WRITTEN IN THE 16TH CENTURY.

1596 1961

DIFFERENCIES

THE STORIES TOOK PLACE IN DIFFERENT PLACES.

West Side StoryNEW YORK

Romeo and JulietVERONA

DIFFERENCIES

IN ROMEO & JULIET THE HATE IS BETWEEN TWO FAMILIES. IN WEST SIDE

STORY IT’S BETWEEN TWO BANDS: ONE OF THEM DISCRIMINATE THE

OTHER BECAUSE THEY ARE PUERTORIQUEANS.

FIN