A Summary of West Side Story :: West Side Story

West Side StoryThe drama/musical, which parodies the story of Romeo & Juliet, takes aim in a city of New York, probably in the proterozoic 50s late 40s. It is a tale of 2 rival gangs, which despises the other in a vicious circle of hate. snap leader of the Jets a group mainly of Polish origin and the Sharks of Spanish origin with their leader Bernardo. It seems as though the two rivals have been at their quarrels since before the story took place. Through mysterious fate the neutral whizs from either side meet. From the Jets loyal friend to Riff, Tony, and from the Sharks the beautiful mare sister of Bernardo. Eyes met and soon enough love was in the air, the theory of each other cursed through both of their veins. From that day of the dance, a meeting was to take place involving both gangs in which they will formerly and for all settle the rivalry in a rumble. Alas, tragedy strikes and strikes expectant at that. The leaders of both gangs fall to the ground. Riff by the hol d of Bernardo, then Bernardo by the hands of Tony. Angry and confused Maria tacit retains her love for Tony even after her only brother was slain, but fine did they know the jealous Chino had caught on to the lovers. In order to escape the nicety of the law Tony had to make his escape but first found serve among his friends. A message was sent through Anita, girlfriend to Bernardo, for Maria was detained by the police at the time for questioning. Anita angry at how cruel and fixed the Jets could be gave a message that was totally unorthodox to the one in the beginning said. The message was of Chino who had killed of Maria after finding out the truth of the two, tryout this Tony had completely lost his will to live and called through the streets of the city for Chino to precipitate and kill him.