Acitons and the effect on the play
The scens in West Side Story are played differently then in Romeo and Juliet but the main idea and the effect on the play are simmilar. In the opening scene in Romeo and Juliet is a fight between the two families. The same happens in West Sied Storry, the two gangs have a fight too but it is performed in a dance. The effect of both events is the same on the play. It shows that there is a reall oposition bettwen the two sides. It highlights the deep hate for each other. The same is shown in the balcony scene in both plays. The scene make the play more dramatic and symbolyses the love of the both protagonists. It also shows that it is not alowed for them to be toghether because it is played in the night that highlights how dangerous it is for them both. Even if the is play in modern days and the scens a totaly different interpreted the meaning is the same than in Romeo and Juliet.
What is the different of the fighting between West Side Story and Romeo and Juliet?
How can dance represents words which are spoken in Romeo and Juliet?
Katharina Christensen
ReplyDelete1) In West side Story they would portray the fights with dancing, and in Romeo and Juliet they would actually have a real fist fight.
2) Dance can be shown in many ways, with love it would be a close dance or slow.
Q 2: In West Side Story they represent the fight scenes in a more theater style with singing and dancing. In the play or in the movie the scenes seems to be very close to the reality and how could it really be.
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