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West Side Story and Romeo and Juliet West Side Story and Romeo and Juliet are basically two movies about star-crossed lovers from two different “families”. In the case of West Side Story, Maria is a young woman from a Puerto Rican family and has a brother in a gang called the Sharks. Tony is an American who has separated himself from his former gang, the Jets. In Romeo and Juliet, Juliet comes from a royal family, the Capulets. Romeo comes from another royal family, the Montagues. These two stories have a basic thing in common---in West Side Story, the Sharks and the Jets hate each other; in Romeo and Juliet, the Capulets and the Montagues hate each other. Romeo and Juliet takes place during the Renaissance era in Verona, Italy. The story starts with Romeo’s cousin, Benvolio, and Juliet’s cousin, Tybalt, facing off against each other in a civil brawl. The police chief stops them and warns them that if they ever fight again, they will all be put to death. After the brawl, Benvolio tries to reassure his cousin, Romeo that Rosaline isn’t the only girl in the whole world. Later that night, Mercutio, Romeo’s friend, takes them to a party The Capulets are having. Tybalt sees Romeo and wants to kill him but Capulet, Juliet