Summary of West Side Story: West Side Story transfers Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet to present-day New York. The love story of Romeo and Juliet becomes that of Tony, a native-born Polish boy and Maria, a Puerto Rican girl newly arrived in America. They learn about each other and develop a strong relationship amongst street gangs in the city's West side. The feud between the houses of the Capulets and the Montagues is re-created in one …showed first 75 words of 421 total…

…showed last 75 words of 421 total…give glory to the winner. But how about the loser. Either way, either gangs or armies would lose a few soldiers. We always are proud when victory is ours. But we waste so many lives. In this musical, Maria and Tony take a chance for love, freedom, and peace. They have confidence. In the end, both gangs realize violence is no use and if we understand each other, we can live a problem free life!