Romeo and Juliet, west side story, compare and contrast

"Romeo and Juliet" and "West Side Story" are two similarly different stories. They are both great stories written by great writers. "Romeo and Juliet" is a sad love story that's a classic known by many. It is the perfect model to be used by other writers. It is one of the best works of William Shakespeare. Although "West Side Story" is not as famous as "Romeo and Juliet", it was a impressive work of it's time, and it has left his mark on the times afterwards. It is also a love story which also ends with somebody's death. Both Shakespeare and Arthur Laurents had done their best when they wr…