Problems Lead to Consequences

“My bounty is as boundless as the sea, my love as deep; the more I give to thee, the more I have, for both are infinite” (Shakespeare). “Romeo and Juliet” written by William Shakespeare presented two families separated by a long time feud started by an unknown cause. Romeo and Juliet, the two young young lovers from the opposing houses fall in love which causes problems which make the two families come to terms and end their fight. “West Side Story” directed by Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise is a plot based around two groups, the Sharks and the Jets, are feuding because because of racial differences during the 1950s in New York City. Two characters from each groups find love and make the lasting feud end. Although people may stay that love is overcomable, it takes time for that to happen and in both plots they did not have time, so the love had to come to an end. The arguments and actions between two opposing groups can cause a relationship to fail, as exemplified in “Romeo and Juliet” and “West Side Story”.

The most apparent problem in the play, Romeo and Juliet, was family feud, which caused problems among the two families. First of all, the reader may find out that the family feud really had no known reason to why it had started, so, in theory, there was no real reason to why they were fighting. During act 1 of Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare quotes, “The quarrel is between our masters and us, their men” (Shakespeare). Although they know they are in a feud with each other, the Capulets and the Montagues, the men don’t really give a specific reason to why it started it or why it keeps going. This so called “feud” causes a lot of problems, even though it really does not have any reason. Even so, the large fight in act 3 wh...

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...ship to fail and Tony to be killed.

“My bounty is as boundless as the sea, my love as deep; the more I give to thee, the more I have, for both are infinite” (Shakespeare). Arguments and actions among two opposing groups can cause love to fail as found in “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakepeare and “West Side Story” directed by Jerome Robins and Robert Wise. If you were part of one of the groups, you would say that there was a reason behind the feud, but there is not, racial differences or family differences don’t need to be fought over among two groups, it is something that would happen if you are apart of a group or not. Love can overcome anything no matter what it is, but it takes time. In these two plays, love did not overcome fast enough and the problems and arguments over took it instead. This caused the relationship to fail and tragic deaths to happen.