"Romeo and Juliet" and "West Side Story" are two similarly different stories. They are both great stories written by great writers. "Romeo and Juliet" is a sad love story that's a classic known by many. It is the perfect model to be used by other writers. It is one of the best works of William Shakespeare. Although "West Side Story" is not as famous as "Romeo and Juliet", it was a impressive work of it's …showed first 75 words of 506 total…

…showed last 75 words of 506 total…quarrel worse. Many people thin "West Side Story" is just a modern version of "Romeo and Juliet". Well although they have their similarities, they also have their differences. The differences they have make the stories unique, but the similarities only make the stories better. Both of these are great stories written by two great writers, William Shakespeare and Arthur Laurents. These stories help us see the power of love and the destructive forces of hatred.