Romeo and Juliet vs. West Side Story Comparison The playwrights of Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story, even though are separated by centuries, are very similar. In both plays there is love between two enemies. At the end, there is a tragic fate that tears apart the lovers forever. The only character difference between the plays, is the lover’s reaction to the other lover’s death. Both plays are considers great works of …showed first 75 words of 808 total…

…showed last 75 words of 808 total…without having true love. In conclusion, Maria and Juliet are very alike, with few differences. The main differences are the time and atmosphere that they live in. Juliet lives in the 1600s with kings and queens. Maria lived in the 1950s with gangs and prejudice. Still both sought love with their enemy, and both had their love ripped away from them. Both plays are amazingly alike even though they were written with centuries of difference.