Shakespeare in Love (Groupe 2) Lise

SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE

Rosaline:
Shakespeare wants her to be his muse, this is why he gives her a bangle.

Some cues* are taken from plays too, for instance "A plague on both your houses".

The action takes place in London, England in 1593 at the end of the 16th century. Shakespeare is the main character as well as the eponymous one.

This story reminds us of Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare is trying to write a comedy entitled Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's daughter.
Shakespeare has lost his [ gift/talent/skill with words ] so he feels depressed.
Shakespeare is always in and out of love with Rosaline.
Shakespeare lies with many women, all prostitutes such as Aphrodite who, in the Greek Mythology, is the goddess of beauty and love but in "SiLove" is the pseudo of a prostitute.
Christopher Marlow (Kit) was a playwright too.
Rosaline is the mistress of R. Burbage (who was a famous actor). She is a seamstress* too, she cares for the costumes.


Vocabulary:
cues: les répliques
quill: a feather people used to write with
cashflow: monnaie liquide, liquidité (=cash) = money in cash
playhouse: a house where actors play on a stage.
stage: la scène
seamstress: costumière, couturière.

The Jets vs the Sharks (by Sona )

The scene is set in a street and the Jets meet the Sharks:

-What are you doing in our street ? Lousy chicken!
-Your street, are you kidding ? It's ours !!
-We were here first, stinking filth !
-Shut your trap/mouth !!
-Do you want to fight ? Let's have a rumble.
-Whatever you want ! Anyway we are stronger than you, so we are going to win.
-You wish ! What about weapons ?
-What do you prefer, fists, knives or guns ?
-If you are so strong, let's have a fist fight !
-Where ?
-We chose the weapon, you choose the place.
-Under the Brooklyn Bridge.
-At what time ?
-Midnight of course and the losers lose their territory, the winner takes it all.
-We'll be there. Beware !

Benjamin Courthial Rabbit proof fence:

Their living condition:


-In Jigalong they spoke their Aboriginal language whereas at the settlement they had to speak English.

-The Aboriginals are free to move around the land while at school they have to respect rules and sleep indoors.

-They lived with their families whereas they were lonely/on their own.

-They ate animals they had hunted as well as food provided by the state whereas there they found the food disgusting.

-At home they slept on the ground in their mud huts while at school they slept on a bunk bed.

-Aborigines can do whatever they want whereas they are forced to do the housework.

-At Jigalong they lived in dreadful conditions whereas at school they were well-fed by the nurses.

-At home they learned Nature's secrets whereas they are forced to learn and respect Christian faith and rules.

-They played at the camp and hunted animals while they are obliged to learn sewing to become deaning ladies.

-The Aborigines believe in Nature's God whereas Whites believe in their Christian God.

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Act I, Scene i - Verona. A public place.
Act I, Scene v - A hall in Capulet's house.
Act III, Scene i - A public place.
Act V, Scene iii - A churchyard; in a tomb belonging to the Capulets.


SCENE V. A hall in Capulet's house.
Musicians waiting. Enter Servingmen with napkins

First Servant
Where's Potpan, that he helps not to take away? Heshift a trencher? he scrape a trencher!

Second Servant
When good manners shall lie all in one or two men'shands and they unwashed too, 'tis a foul thing.

First Servant
Away with the joint-stools, remove thecourt-cupboard, look to the plate. Good thou, saveme a piece of marchpane; and, as thou lovest me, letthe porter let in Susan Grindstone and Nell.Antony, and Potpan!

Second Servant
Ay, boy, ready.

First Servant
You are looked for and called for, asked for andsought for, in the great chamber

.Second Servant
We cannot be here and there too. Cheerly, boys; bebrisk awhile, and the longer liver take all.

Enter CAPULET, with JULIET and others of his house, meeting the Guests and Maskers

CAPULET
Welcome, gentlemen! ladies that have their toesUnplagued with corns will have a bout with you.Ah ha, my mistresses! which of you allWill now deny to dance? she that makes dainty,She, I'll swear, hath corns; am I come near ye now?Welcome, gentlemen! I have seen the dayThat I have worn a visor and could tellA whispering tale in a fair lady's ear,Such as would please: 'tis gone, 'tis gone, 'tis gone:You are welcome, gentlemen! come, musicians, play.A hall, a hall! give room! and foot it, girls.

Music plays, and they dance.

More light, you knaves; and turn the tables up,And quench the fire, the room is grown too hot.Ah, sirrah, this unlook'd-for sport comes well.Nay, sit, nay, sit, good cousin Capulet;For you and I are past our dancing days:How long is't now since last yourself and IWere in a mask?

Second Capulet
By'r lady, thirty years.

CAPULET
What, man! 'tis not so much, 'tis not so much:'Tis since the nuptials of Lucentio,Come pentecost as quickly as it will,Some five and twenty years; and then we mask'd.

Second Capulet
'Tis more, 'tis more, his son is elder, sir;His son is thirty.

CAPULET
Will you tell me that?His son was but a ward two years ago.
ROMEO
[To a Servingman] What lady is that, which dothenrich the handOf yonder knight?

Servant
I know not, sir.

ROMEO
O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!It seems she hangs upon the cheek of nightLike a rich jewel in an Ethiope's ear;Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear!So shows a snowy dove trooping with crows,As yonder lady o'er her fellows shows.The measure done, I'll watch her place of stand,And, touching hers, make blessed my rude hand.Did my heart love till now? forswear it, sight!For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night.

TYBALT
This, by his voice, should be a Montague.Fetch me my rapier, boy. What dares the slaveCome hither, cover'd with an antic face,To fleer and scorn at our solemnity?Now, by the stock and honour of my kin,To strike him dead, I hold it not a sin.

CAPULET
Why, how now, kinsman! wherefore storm you so?

TYBALT
Uncle, this is a Montague, our foe,A villain that is hither come in spite,To scorn at our solemnity this night.

CAPULET
Young Romeo is it?

TYBALT
'Tis he, that villain Romeo.

CAPULET
Content thee, gentle coz, let him alone;He bears him like a portly gentleman;And, to say truth, Verona brags of himTo be a virtuous and well-govern'd youth:I would not for the wealth of all the townHere in my house do him disparagement:Therefore be patient, take no note of him:It is my will, the which if thou respect,Show a fair presence and put off these frowns,And ill-beseeming semblance for a feast.

TYBALT
It fits, when such a villain is a guest:I'll not endure him.

CAPULET
He shall be endured:What, goodman boy! I say, he shall: go to;Am I the master here, or you? go to.You'll not endure him! God shall mend my soul!You'll make a mutiny among my guests!You will set cock-a-hoop! you'll be the man!

TYBALT
Why, uncle, 'tis a shame.

CAPULET
Go to, go to;You are a saucy boy: is't so, indeed?This trick may chance to scathe you, I know what:You must contrary me! marry, 'tis time.Well said, my hearts! You are a princox; go:Be quiet, or--More light, more light! For shame!I'll make you quiet. What, cheerly, my hearts!

TYBALT
Patience perforce with wilful choler meetingMakes my flesh tremble in their different greeting.I will withdraw: but this intrusion shallNow seeming sweet convert to bitter gall.

Exit

ROMEO
[To JULIET] If I profane with my unworthiest handThis holy shrine, the gentle fine is this:My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready standTo smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss.JULIET
Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much,Which mannerly devotion shows in this;For saints have hands that pilgrims' hands do touch,And palm to palm is holy palmers' kiss.

ROMEO
Have not saints lips, and holy palmers too?

JULIET
Ay, pilgrim, lips that they must use in prayer.

ROMEO
O, then, dear saint, let lips do what hands do;They pray, grant thou, lest faith turn to despair.

JULIET
Saints do not move, though grant for prayers' sake.

ROMEO
Then move not, while my prayer's effect I take.Thus from my lips, by yours, my sin is purged.

JULIET
Then have my lips the sin that they have took.

ROMEO
Sin from thy lips? O trespass sweetly urged!Give me my sin again.

JULIET
You kiss by the book.
Nurse
Madam, your mother craves a word with you.

ROMEO
What is her mother?

Nurse
Marry, bachelor,Her mother is the lady of the house,And a good lady, and a wise and virtuousI nursed her daughter, that you talk'd withal;I tell you, he that can lay hold of herShall have the chinks.

ROMEO
Is she a Capulet?O dear account! my life is my foe's debt.

BENVOLIO
Away, begone; the sport is at the best.

ROMEO
Ay, so I fear; the more is my unrest.

CAPULET
Nay, gentlemen, prepare not to be gone;We have a trifling foolish banquet towards.Is it e'en so? why, then, I thank you allI thank you, honest gentlemen; good night.More torches here! Come on then, let's to bed.Ah, sirrah, by my fay, it waxes late:I'll to my rest.

Exeunt all but JULIET and Nurse

JULIET
Come hither, nurse. What is yond gentleman?

Nurse
The son and heir of old Tiberio.

JULIET
What's he that now is going out of door?

Nurse
Marry, that, I think, be young Petrucio.

JULIET
What's he that follows there, that would not dance?

Nurse
I know not.

JULIET
Go ask his name: if he be married.My grave is like to be my wedding bed.

Nurse
His name is Romeo, and a Montague;The only son of your great enemy.

JULIET
My only love sprung from my only hate!Too early seen unknown, and known too late!Prodigious birth of love it is to me,That I must love a loathed enemy.

Nurse
What's this? what's this?

JULIET
A rhyme I learn'd even nowOf one I danced withal.
One calls within 'Juliet.'

Nurse
Anon, anon!Come, let's away; the strangers all are gone.

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West Side Story A Review by Sannicolo Méline

West Side Story is a musical film directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins.

The scene takes place in New York City, in the West Side of Manhattan.

There are two different gangs of youths: The Jets and the Sharks. There is a gang war going on between them. Tony, a member of the Jets falls in love with Maria, Bernado's sister from the Sharks, which triggers the real fight with knifes ans guns.





It is the same story as Romeo & Juliet set in modern times. In Romeo & Juliet, there is a war between two families ( The Capulets and the Montagues ), In West Side Story there is a war between the Jets and the Sharks. At the end, Romeo & Juliet, the two main characters die because each thinks the other is dead. In West Side Story, only Tony dies. and bernardo? and Riff?

Review :

It is a nice story, two lovers are fighting for their impossible love. It was a bit boring because the story is so well-known that we know what the ending will be.
This musical was too long, the begging??? was so tiring.

Verbes introducteur Lilia BOUAZZA

dialogues :

verbes introducteurs:

To say something,to tell someone,to answer, to replay,to ask ,to explain,to exclaim,to declare.

ex:He said "what are you doing here ?"

he told the shark

adverbes:

-Brutally

-Slowly

-Loudly

-Aggressively

CAUTION:ABREVIATION

-"Look!really"tags

-quote" "unquote

dissertation:

-To my mind

-In my opinion

-As for one

-According to him/her

-So I think

-I believe

-It seems to me that

-A whereas /while D

-moreover

-Beside

-In addition

-What is more

-Indeed different In fact

-Consequently

-So

-Therefore

-Thus

-As a consequence

-That is why

-But

-However

-Yet + phrase negatif

-Since = Because

-At which+ sur ce fait

To question (remettre en question)

much information (indenombrable)

a piece of information

Buckingam Palace by Florian

Buckingam Palace
Buckingam Palace is the main house of the royal monarchy. It was an old manor: that of Ebury. During the 18th century, B.P was transformed into a palace. It is a much visited place during festivities/holidays. Many attend to the Changing guards. Guards are dressed in black and red and they are wearing large fur hats.

During the Changing of the guards, soldiers march on the Palace Square. It was created between 1702 and 1705. Many kings and queens have lived there but the last being Queen Elisabeth II.

So this is one of the few palaces to have political function!

Lyrics " America " of WSS by Connie.

AMERICA.

ANITA

Puerto Rico,

My heart’s devotion--

Let it sink back in the ocean.

Always the hurricanes blowing,

Always the population growing,

And the money owing.

And the sunlight streaming,

And the natives steaming.

I like the island Manhattan,

Smoke on your pipe and put that in.

GIRLS (chorus)

I like to be in America,

Okay by me in America,

Everything free in America -

BERNARDO

For a small fee in America.

ANITA

Buying on credit is so nice.

BERNARDO

One look at us and they charge twice.

ROSALIA

I’ll have my own washing machine.

JUANO

What will you have, though, to keep clean?

ANITA

Skyscrapers bloom in America.

ANOTHER GIRL

Cadillacs zoom in America.

ANOTHER GIRL

Industry boom in America.

BOYS

Twelve in a room in America.

ANITA

Lots of new housing with more space.

BERNARDO

Lots of doors slamming in our face.

ANITA

I’ll get a terrace apartment.

BERNARDO

Better get rid of your accent.

ANITA AND THREE GIRLS

Life can be bright in America.

BERNARDO

If you can fight in America.

ALL GIRLS

Life is all right in America.

ALL BOYS

If you’re all white in America.

ANITA AND CONSUELO

Here you are free and you have pride.

BERNARDO

Long as you stay on your own side.

ANITA

Free to be anything you choose.

ALL BOYS

Free to wait tables and shine shoes.

BERNARDO

Everywhere grime in America,

Organized crime in America,

Terrible time in America.

ANITA
You forget I’m in America.

(An interlude of MORE DANCING)

BERNARDO

I think I go back to San Juan

ANITA

I know a boat you can get on.

BERNARDO

Everyone there will give big cheer.

ANITA

Everyone there will have moved here.

The song " America " is a revality between Girls and Boys.

On the one hand, the girls puerto rican , love america because they are free and have a pride. Life is perfect in america as they.

On the other hand, boys puerto rican, think that America is a country racist. For be love in America , must be white skin. Puertos ricans fight to be respected.

West Side Story a review by Bour Romain

West Side Story is a beautiful movie, a tragical musical.
It was adapted:
-in 1961 in the USA
-in 1962 in France

In the movie, there are two gangs:
-The Jet
-The Sharks

On the one hand,this movie from the sixties is a beautiful movie for its time.
This is a musical movie.The musical is active when the characters dance.
On the other hand, this movie is very long.

You should go to see it because it is a good movie and beautiful too (repetitions!!!!), but it is long.
Romeo and Juliet was transcribed in musical too?????.

Romeo=Tony
Juliet=Maria

similarities and differences:

similarities:

West Side Story and Romeo and juliet are both love stories .
In the two films there are 2 gangs . NO
The two films ????

differences:

The one is set in the USA and the other in Verona, Italy .
The scene is set in the West Side of Manhattan whereas Romeo and Juliet takes place in Verona .
The social environment is different in West Side Story and Romeo and Juliet .

Review about West Side Story (by Sona)

West Side story is a film dealing with 2 gangs and particularly about 2 persons whose love is impossible. I found this film very sentimental and also entertaining because of the amazing choreographies . But sometimes the love songs were too boring because the singers repeated always the same world.

Similarities between West Side story and Romeo and Juliet :
West side story is a dramatic story about an impossible love between 2 persons like the story of Romeo and Juliet. Moreover there are 2 opposite gangs that disapprove of this love and a big misunderstanding that will provoke the deaths of many.
Besides, the fight at the end in which the 2 leaders of the 2 opposite gangs die is tragic.

Differences between West side story and Romeo and Juliet :
The West side story is a musical and modern film whereas Romeo and Juliet is a theaterplay written by William Shakespeare 6 centuries ago.
In the end, when Tony ( in West side story) is killed Maria, only cries but she doesn't die whereas in Romeo and Juliet, Romeo AND Juliet both die.

I recommend this film for people who really love musical and sentimental movies and also tragedies.

West Side Story.... a review by cloé

The famous american musical who deals with two feuding gangs of Manhattan: the Jets and the Sharks. In spite of this, Tony of the Jets and Maria of the Sharks fall in love!

"West Side Story" is "Romeo and Juliet" 's new and modern story. The plot is the same. I like these love stories but I don't want that the lovers die.
I appreciate this film especially when they sing together. For instance when the Sharks and their girlsfriends tells about America. But when for example Tony sing alone his love for Maria; I find it bored!
A few sentences or characters' attitudes make me funny!
I think this movie interesting for its amazing songs and dances!









I have been surprised at the end because I have believed that Maria will die like in "Romeo and Juliet" but she just leave, desperate!
There is a tragical quiproquo/comedy of errors/misunderstanding too.
The Prince in "Romeo and Juliet" is representing by the policeman in "West Side Story", but he is not neutral, he is in favour of the Jets!

Romeo=Tony

Juliet=Maria

I recommand the Shakespeare's novel but if you do not want to read there is "Romeo+Juliet" by Baz Luhrmann, a modern story of "Romeo and Juliet". It takes place in USA in 20th century with a beautiful Claire Danes and a wonderful Leonardo DiCaprio. But the characters speak with the true dialogues of "Romeo and Juliet" so it is sometimes weird!

"West side story" A review by Virginie Canal

West side story

This is a musical directed by Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise. It is an adaptation of the famous Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet.

This film won 10 Academy Awards. It's an old film because his first production was in broadway in 1957.

West side story speak about two rivals gangs: the Jets (led by Riff) and the Sharks (led by Bernardo). But a "Jets" fall in love of Maria the sister of Bernardo so lots of problems begining between this gangs.

They are few different between West side story and Romeo and Juliet for exemple Tony (Jets) love Maria but they cannot stay together and for Romeo and Juliet it is identic. For the end they are lots of similitary: Maria d'ont died whereas ,in Romeo and Juliet, Juliet died because she is very sadly.

To my mind this film is so beautiful because there are love, actions...

It is very tragic and this comedy is not very realist because the actors sing and dance in the neighbourhood so it is very etrange but comic. When I have watch the film I went to prevent something from happening but it's impossible!

West Side Story. A review by Lise Auger

WEST SIDE STORY

Review

West Side Story is a Musical directed by Robert Wise in 1961. The story deals with two gangs of youth. One of these is called the "The Jets", and the other is "The Sharks". The Jets, are american whereas the Sharks are Puerto Ricans, they are immigrate. These two gangs are living in the West Side of Manhattan in New-York. This film is inspired of the play "Romeo and Juliet" written by Shakespeare.
The Sharks' leader is called Bernardo, he is played by George Chakiris. He is Maria's brother, who is played by the beautiful actress Natalie Wood. Bernado is also the boyfriend of Anita (played by Rita Moreno). At the Gym, Maria, met Tony (Anton), a member of the Jets, played by Richard Beymer. They fall in love each other.


My opinion about the film

I enjoyed West Side Story, even if some scenes were too long, and a little boring. I was fond of the songs and the dances of the gangs. To my mind, there were too much love songs such as Tony's songs which are annoying. I prefer songs what were moving, where people are dancing whereas I sometimes found the love songs pathetic. My favorite song is "America" sung by the Sharks girls and Sharks boys. In my opinion, the end was so terrific, beacause the two leaders of each gang are assassinated, and Tony died too. It was a bit mushy. I believe Maria was very brave. Indeed, during all the story, she loved Tony, whereas her brother Bernado was against for this love. He thought it is forbidden to love a feunding. But, to Maria's mind, love is superior to be the best gang of Manhattan.

Similarities between Romeo and Juliet, and West Side Story

West Side Story is the same story as Romeo and Juliet. West Side Story is more innovative than Shakespeare's play. However, we could find some similarities between the two stories.

- These two stories are a love story, between two gangs.

-For instance, when Tony marries Maria in the shop, that reminds us, when Romeo marries Juliet at Lawrence's cell.

- In West Side Story, Doc, reminds us the poor Apothecary in Romeo and Juliet.

-Rosaline (in Romeo and Juliet) has the same role as Chino (in West Side Story). They are the two lovers of one person in each family. Indeed, Chino loves Maria who belongs to the Sharks but she, is in love with a ennemy: Tony. On the other hand, Rosaline loves Romeo who belongs to the Montaigues, but Romeo is in love with a Capulet: Juliet.

-Tony and Maria met each other at the dance, like Romeo and Juliet who met each other at the fancy-dress-ball.

-Tony, as Romeo, thought that their lovers were dead; yet the girls were not.

Differents between Robert Wise's film, and Shakespeare's play

-Eventually, in Romeo and Juliet, the female protagonist dead, whereas in West Side Story Maria, the heroïne, is the only main character who did not die. Indeed, Juliet commited suicide, while Maria fell in deep sorrow.

- In Romeo and Juliet, rivals are whealthy people who live in castles whereas the Jets and The Sharks live in Manhattan, in the poor neighborhood, the West Side.

West Side Story a review by Lilia

Review:

West Side Story is a film,in Mahattan, of a war between two gangs,the sharks and the jets and a loves story between a girl called Maria who belong to the sharks and the feuding of her brother, Tony .A fter the party ,the two gangs prepare a fight . Anita , who are engaged to Bernardo ,told to Maria the fight .Marie ask to Tony to prevent the fight from happening.Yet, when he arrives the fight are alredy start ,he tried to stop the quarrel but bernardo slays Riff and Tony slays Bernardo.At the end of the film ,chino shoot Tony and he died.

On the one hand I like the story of this film because to my mind the love story between Maria the sister of Bernardo who are the chef of the Sharks and Tony,the chef of the other gangs the Jets .I appreciate the fight between the two gangs .


But on the other hands ,I didn't like the film because it was a musical ,and I don't appreciate the songs and the end of the film was a sad when tony died and Maria threatened to kill everybody in order to stop the fight between the two gangs.


Scenes simalarities and differences between West Side Story and Romeo and Juliet:


Scenes simalarities:

In the both story ,there are two lovers,two gangs and people died,the scene on the balcony ,the fight, the party,

Differences:

In West Side Story ,the scenes take place in Mahattan while in Romeo and Juliet ,the scenes take place in Verona
In West Side Story ,just Tony died whereas in Romeo and Juilet ,the two lovers died


Picture of West Side Story :

West Side Story: My own review (by Valentine Pierret)

West Side Story is a musical comedie, realised in 1961 and it takes place in streets of New York. It was the same story of Romeo & Juliet because it plot is based of this history.

The film show two gang rivals gang called the Jets( american) and the Sharks( PuertoRicans) . They're always are in competition. At a party, one member of a gang of the Jets (Tony) falls in love with the sister ( Maria )of the chief of his gang enemy. So, start a imposssible love between them. At the end, there is a big fighting between the two gang and one member of each group die. Bernado kills Riff so Tony kills Bernando. When Maria learnt this new she want to kill herself because without her love, she has any reason to live.. So, the ending scene, Tony was kill in Maria's arms and she cry she cry.

In my opinion ; this film was boring because there are too much songs all the twenty minutes! . But it was a amazing and funny film too with a beautiful romance but tragic. The story remember Romeo & Juliet's movie. I think West Side Story is a remake of Shakespeare's history.

Differents and similarities between Romeo & Juliet and West Side Story

WSS and Romeo & Juliet have similaries things. On the one hand, there are two rivals "gang" or family who always pick the fight at the other; there is a party which begiing love between one characters of the group and a girl of the opposate's. But they know thieir love is impossible so they meet secretly and "married" secretly too.

In the two film, there is a big fight between both bands and the same order of murders( one kill, an other kill this one because he has kill one of his gang) . At the end, the same plot again,girl's confident( Anita in WSS and her nurse in Romeo & Juliet) lied to the girl then she kills herself to go to join the boy who like believing dead . But it is always alive. So when the person arrives and sees it, she kills herself has his turn.

One the other hand, West Side story in itself different. It is a bit odd musical ( musical comedy)while R&J is more poetic. But two are tragic seen they're based in the same history.

The Shakespeare's adaption movie is more modern that the book.

Romeo& Juliet was adpat many times in all the world cause it's a famous history. Public know for the 16. siecle this tragic romance of Romeo Montaigu and Juliet Capulet. She was evoque during much years in several collections of novels in Italy. Some translations crossed borders .
The original ending of West Side Story was more similar to that of Romeo and Juliet than the final version. In the original version, after Maria gives her monologue about hatred, she fatally shoots Chino and then kills herself in despair, hoping that she will see Tony again in death. The policemen arrive on the scene too late to help, and Anita tells them the full story.
I'ts just one of all adaptation of "Romeo et Juliet", more of eighty appeared in seventy years.
Mythe of Romeo& Juliet has a universal gift what can adapt at all culture or two world visions confront.
Romeo & Juliet pass by America and musical grace in West Side Story( create in1957) . Here, the lovers live in New York, called Tony and Maria. They are in love but their respective's communoties( Jets and Sharks) are hating. West Side Story is musical transposition of Shakespeare. All ingredient of tragic history are present: blow of lighting, seen of the balcony, dramatic...

West Side Story A Review By Mbaraka Nagyme

West Side Story is a musical movie by Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise release in 1961. The story inspire of Romeo & Juliet from William Shakspeare. The scene take place in New-York in the backstreet of Manhattan. They are 2 different gangs who want to protect there territory from other gangs that is why the 2 gangs usually fight. But one day in a party 2 member of the Jets and Sharks (Tony and Maria) fall in love and they must fight for there love because they are not in the same gangs (Tony is in The Jets and Maria is with the Sharks) and each gangs approve not this love.

Review of West Side Story

I think that the movie is good but it is too dragical. The characters are too sensible. They sing every time for everything.Tony is in The Jets one of the 2 gangs but he fall in love with Maria a girl of the other gang. Tony want to stop the violence between the 2 gangs for being with Maria. In a fight between the 2 gangs Riff and Bernando die and a war which burst between the 2 gangs. At the end Arita say to The Jets that Maria is died, Tony is despair and want to die.At end Chino kill Tony. In my mind West Side Story is a copy of Roméo & Juliet. The 2 movies are in different moment similar.



Similarities & Differences between West Side Story & Romeo & Juliet

Similarities:

-The story speaks about 2 rival gangs feuding
-In the 2 movies they are 2 person who love someone of the other
-They are a impossible love between 2 person
-The friends of the 2 leaders help them and die for them

Differences:

-The story of West Side Story take place in New-York whereas in Romeo & Juliet the scene take place in Verona
-The environment is different in West Side Story and Romeo & Juliet
-The 2 gangs of West Side Story are poor while in Romeo & Juliet are rich families.

West Side Story a review by Jawed

West Side Story is a musical tragedy . The story deals with rival gangs in New York. Gangs are composed by youths. The film deal with love, falling in love with the wrong person. In a party Tony falling in love for Maria, the sister of Bernando. The Leader of the Shark's

My Opinion :

It's an annoying film, because the film is old and the special effect is no-good, Today we see a very realistic film such as Avatar ( a 3D movie ) with very much of special effect for a good realistic film.




To my mind, I think the film is boring, because the introduction is very elongated. And I found it was uninteresting. The story is already see. Romeo And Juliet but in the end of WSS Juliet ( Maria ) Not die !

On the other hand I quite like the dance and the song, In especialy the song "Mariaaa".

Romeo die in drink a poison whereas Tony die by a gun of Chino.