Girls: As Maria and Tony try to meet each other clandestinely at any opportunity, Maria makes a request of him to foster peace between the Jets and Sharks, which inadvertently leads to a series of tragic events not only for the collective but personally for Maria and Tony. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. The Montagues become the Anglo Jets, led by Riff, and the Capulets become the Puerto Rican Sharks, led by Bernardo. | But when Riff's best friend (and former Jet) Tony and Bernardo's younger sister Maria meet at a dance, no one can do anything to stop their love. Plot Keywords Anita is the girlfriend of Bernardo and a close friend and confidante to his sister Maria. On the west side of New York City, the Jets and the Sharks are Polish and Puerto Rican gangs respectively who hate each other and who battle each other for territory in their neighborhood. Under those volatile circumstances, a climactic rumble is unavoidable; however, not before Tony, a former Jet, and Maria, Bernardo's little sister, fall head over heels in love with each other. However, the gangs are plotting one last rumble, a fight that will finally end the battle for control of the streets. With opposition from both sides, they meet secretly and their love grows deeper. Doc (Ned Glass) is one of only four adults featured prominently in West Side Story (the other three being Lieutenant Schrank, Sergeant Krupke and Glad Hand). The feuding families become two warring New York City gangs--the white Jets led by Riff and the Latino Sharks, led by Bernardo. A rumble is planned and Maria pleades with Tony to stop it. For many of the male gang members, that connection is the last straw in their feud that leads to the decision to have a rumble to determine territory once and for all. Officers Schrank and Krupke arrive to break up the fight. An incident between the Jets and Shark leader, Bernardo, escalates into an all out fight between the two gangs. Parents Guide, A fight set to music between an American gang, the Jets, and a rival gang, the Sharks, who have moved into the Jets' territory from Puerto Rico. Now, there's no turning back--and in a classic Shakespearean fashion--there can be no easy way out. Anita is the girlfriend of Bernardo and a close friend and confidante to his sister Maria. This movie transplants the classic tale of "Romeo and Juliet" to New York City in the 1950s. Taglines Angered, Anita lies and tells them all that Chino had shot and killed Maria when he found out about her and Tony. Westside story is a modern musical representation of the classic story "Romeo and Juliet". She is equally devoted to Maria, who counts Anita as her closest friend. Anita: Puerto Rico My heart's devotion Let it sink back in the _____ Always the hurricanes lowering Always the _____ growing And the _____ owing And the sunlight streaming And the natives steaming I like the island Manhattan Make on your pipe And put that in! In anger, Anita states that Bernardo was right in hating them and, instead of relaying Maria's message, tells them to tell Tony that Chino shot and killed Maria when he found out about them; in so doing, Anita's action sets the final act of the tragedy into motion. Doc's character is based on Friar Laurence from Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet ; Friar Laurence was Romeo's confidant and spiritual advisor, and also a skilled apothecary. We are introduced to the leader of the Jets, Riff (. Their feud makes a small connection when at a gymnasium dance, Tony, one of the founders of the Jets but who is now inactive in the gang, and Maria, the recently arrived sister of the Sharks' leader Bernardo, spot each other across the crowded room and fall in love at first sight. He is the proprietor of Doc's Drug Store, a small run-down storefront pharmacy and candy store which, like other drug stores of the day, also had a soda fountain complete with bar and stools, and even a small game room with a dartboard and pinball machine. Maria and Tony begin meeting in secret, planning to run away. But when Anita enters Doc's, the Jets maul her, simulating a gang rape. The Nurse lived in the House of Capulet and was Juliet's maidservant and closest friend, and one of the few people who knew about Juliet's secret marriage to Romeo. A gentle and soft-spoken elderly man, Doc does not understand the younger generation, much less why they choose to resort to violent measures to achieve their ends. Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy. Once more, the clan of the Montagues are at odds with the Capulets. Will Tony and Maria's love carry through a battle that threatens to destroy the people they love around them? Doc throws the Jets out and then relays Anita's "message" to Tony, along with what was meant to be "getaway money" for Tony and Maria to get out of the city. If one of you was lying in the street bleeding, I'd walk by and spit on you!" Then the Sharks and Jets plan a rumble under the highway--whoever wins gains control of the streets. When Tony visits Maria at Madame Lucia's Bridal Shop at closing time, it becomes evident to Anita that Maria and Tony have begun a clandestine romance, and while she doesn't fully approve, she is persuaded by Maria to tell no one, especially Bernardo. West Side Story Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. The cast starred Larry Kert as Tony, Carol Lawrence as Maria, Chita Rivera as Anita and David Wintersas Ba… Will he try? https://westsidestory.fandom.com/wiki/Anita?oldid=4917. Maria sends Tony to stop it, hoping it can end the violence. As such, he attempts to dole out whimsical advice to the Jets, but his suggestions often fall on deaf ears. After the rumble, during which Bernardo is killed by Tony, Anita is in mourning and warns Maria to leave Tony and find someone else, preferably someone of her own race, but when Maria reminds Anita of her love for Bernardo and points out that when you're in love, right and wrong don't matter, Anita begins to understand Maria's situation. At a dance, Tony, former leader of the Jets and Riff's best friend, and Maria, Bernardo's little sister, see each other across the room and it's love at first sight. After Tony opted out of the Jets, Doc had hired him to work in the drug store stocking shelves, running errands and keeping the place clean. West Side Story is the award-winning adaptation of the classic romantic tragedy "Romeo and Juliet". The two feuding families are replaced by brawling street gangs. As such, Doc, who had no known family, came to look on Tony almost as a son and was therefore willing to do anything to help him. In black anger, Anita delivers the wrong message -- she says Maria is dead, shot by Chino for loving Tony. Unlike Bernardo, Anita is happier to be living in mainland America compared to her native Puerto Rico, and she, along with Bernardo and the rest of the Sharks and their girls, do a lively song-and-dance number ("America") comparing life in the States to their former life back home. It goes terribly wrong, and before the lovers know what's happened, tragedy strikes and doesn't stop until the climactic and heartbreaking ending. West Side Story Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. However, even Anita may be able to endure so much in her stance to support true love. On a hot late-1950s summer in New York's Upper West Side, William Shakespeare's timeless story of Romeo and Juliet (1968) comes to life, as a fierce enmity between two antagonistic street gangs paves the way for heartbreak and tragedy. The opening is a carefully choreographed, half-danced/half-mimed ballet of sorts. When he sees Maria approaching he runs to her, but when Chino appears and shoots Tony, Doc is the first adult on the scene, but all he can do is sadly watch from a distance as Tony dies in Maria's arms. Why do you kill?". Or will he run away from the impossible task? Anita's character is based loosely on Juliet's Nurse in Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet. She is a Puerto Rican migrant and associated with the Sharks gang. AMERICA (WEST SIDE STORY) Fill in the blanks and correct the mistakes.
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