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The Westside Story The Westside Story is a love story that translates Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. This musical classic is masterpiece whose soundtrack and theatricals have become a favorite in many video libraries. The story portrays the conflict between two rival gangs fighting for their turf in the New York streets. A young man falls in love with the sister of the rival gang leader. The drama carries into deadly feud which leads to the deaths of the gang leaders. As tension is extremely high the lover’s want to escape the suffocating madness. A twist of fate comes arises when Tony is struck with the reality of Maria’s death. He madly storms the streets looking for her murderer. To his surprise he finds Maria and they go to embrace one another when he is shot by the rival. The Westside Story begins with a ballet that tells a story of how small gang fights between the Jets (Americans) and the Sharks (Puerto Ricans) over a piece of territory on the neighborhood block which escalate to full fledge brawl. The ballet displays intense emotion in a artistic way. Officer Krumpke breaks up the brawl as he symbolizes authority and jurisdiction