The most memorable moments in both Romeo and Julliet and West Side Story is the dance/ party scenes. Both involve members from both families being at the event, involves some sort of "partying" and has a member of the families being in some sort of conflict with the other. The only difference is that in West Side Story the families know that they are at the same party.

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My personal opinion is that R&J and WSS cannot be compared because of the difference time periods they are set in and also the language. In both cases, they are so vastly different that the comparision could only be made as a general comment rather than a comparision of the same thing. Both stories are good in their own way with their own merit.