Parallels In Romeo And Juliet And West Side Story

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The characters of “Romeo and Juliet” and “West Side Story” are very parallel in many ways. One way they are parallel, is that the action of the characters are very similar. According to both W.S.S and R&J The Nurse and Anita are the only ones that knows that the lovers love each other but they both pretend they never knew a thing about them. Another reason why the characters are very parallel is that they serve a similar role. As stated in both the stories, the Friar and Doc have an important role because they both provide the two lovers help to run away. One last reason why the characters are parallel is because they are based off of each other. According to the two plays it shows that many characters are similar such as Prince and

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