| What had Romeo and Tony done that angered their friends? | neglected them for their lovers |
| What was a common trait between the love of Romeo and Juliet/ West Side Romeo and Juliet and Tony and Maria? | it was forbidden |
| How was the outcome of the love between Romeo and Juliet different from that of Tony and Maria? | only one led to the death of both lovers. |
| What did Romeo and Juliet do in the balcony scene that compared to the fire escape scene between Tony and Maria? | declared their love |
| Which character in West Side Story compared to Lord Capulet in Romeo and Juliet? | Bernardo |
| What from West side Story compared to the dissention between the Montagues and Capulets in Romeo and Juliet? | The relationship between the Jest and Sharks |
| What happened at the dance in Romeo and Juliet and the dance in West Side Story that caused the chain of events that followed? | Romeo fell in love with Juliet, and Tony fell in love with Maria |
| Which character in West Side Story compares to Paris in Romeo and Juliet? | Chino |
| What did both Tony and Romeo expect to happen that convinced them to attend their respective dances? | to experience a miracle |
| When the reader first sees Juliet and Maria, how do they feel about their arranged marriages? | They are dreading them |
| How does the setting/location of the two stories compare? | both are set in major, bustling cities |
| What in West Side Story compares to the masks and visors that identify the families in Romeo and Juliet? | Gang colors |
| Forbidden love | was an issue in both stories |
| Dance | was where lovers met in both stories |
| Fire Escape Scene | compared to the balcony scene |
| Street Fight Scene | compared to the rumble |
| Doc | compared to the apothecary |
| Womb, tomb | used in both stories to indicate a lifelond friendship |
| Social Position | was the theme in both stories |
| Light | Common imagery between both stories |
| Exile | a theme in both stories, though it was forced in one and chosen in the other |
| Funeral procession | ultimately unites both groups in both stories |
| alyoytl – loyalty | ___________________ leads to dissention in both stories |
| aanti, runes – Anita, Nurse | _________________grieves Bernardo’s death, and _____________________ grieves Tybalt’s |
| honci, moreo – Chino, Romeo | _______________________killed Tony in West Side Story, but _________________killed himself in Romeo and Juliet |
| dtahre – hatred | The driving force between Tybalt and Mercutio and Between Bernardo and Riff is their __________________________. |
| wedgenokl – knowledge | Doc and the friar were comparable in that they both had _____________ that no other adult had. |
| teercs – secret | common to Romeo and Juliet and Tony and Maria is the __________________ both couples share. |
| htcuag – caught | In the balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet and the fire escape scene in West Side Story, both couples are nearly ____________________________. |
| slamfiie – families | Just as is sometimes true of young people today, __________________ interfered in the love between the two couples in Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story. |
| denglcete – neglected | Like young lovers of today, the two couples had ________________________ friends because of their love for each other. |
| ydnugni – undying | One theme in Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story is _____________________ love. |
| Describe the issues faced by Romeo and Juliet, tony and Marie and often young couples today. | Family disapproval and social intolerance are present and make the relationship very difficult to have |
| Discuss the importance of words spoken at the dances in both stories and how words often bring misunderstanding s today, though of a different nature. | The words spoken caused tempers to flare just like today when words spoken in anger can cause hurt and destroy friendships |
| Discuss the fears and frustrations expressed by both couples in their famous love scenes. Further discuss similar fears/frustrations faced by young lovers today. | They would be kept apart by their familiesToday, family disapproval can also cause problems. Couples have to work through these problems if they hope to stay together |
| Compare Nurse’s reaction to Juliet’s choice to Anita’s reaction to Maria’s choice. Howe did both their attitudes change? | Both Anita and Nurse thought the girls were making a bad choice by choosing men from the “wrong side”. However, they both recognized the strong love and accepted their choices. |
| The Main fight in Romeo and Juliet was in the ____________ __________, and in West Side Story it was ___________ ______ __________. | town square, under the bridge |
| Both Romeo and the Sharks and Jets must do their planning in the __________________. | darkness |
| Both Maria and Juliet can forgive the killing of their family members by their lovers because they believe it is because of ____________________ ______________________. | external forces |
| Both Doc and the friar figure into the plot because of their expertise or connection with _____________________. | medicine |
| Just as it often does in the present, a ____________________ unites the two warring factions in both stories. | funeral |
| Romeo and Juliet takes place in __________________, ____________________, and West Side Story takes place in ________ ______________, _________________, ________________. | Verona, Italy; New York, New York. |
| Both Romeo and Juliet’s and Maria and Tony’s plans are foiled by a ________________. | fight |
| _________________ _____________________ is basically at the root of the lovers’ problems in both stories. | social intolerance |
| Both Chino and Paris are somewhat __________________________ about the differences between the two factions in each of their respective stories. | neutral |
| Part of the problem between the gangs is that the Sharks are _____________ _____________. | Puerto Rican |
| Both Tony’s and Romeo’s intense ______________________ is what propelled their stories forward. | emotion |
| The love between the lovers in both stories defies even their intense ____________________. | loyalties |
Romeo and Juliet/ West Side Story Test
September 13, 2019