The timeless idea of star-crossed love
Every year on New Year’s, Eve millions of people across the world set resolutions or goals for themselves. 38% of people say that they are going to diet. When you diet, it is ‘forbidden’ to eat junk food. Each year, only 8% of people that diet as their New Year’s resolution actually stick to it. The reason? When something is forbidden, it becomes much more desirable. The same goes for the idea of star-crossed lovers. Star-crossed lovers are defined as “Two people who care immensely for each other but due to their circumstances cannot be together.” ("Star-crossed+lovers." Urban Dictionary. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2015.)
The idea of star-crossed lovers is a timeless idea that is shown through literature, movies, and songs. It is shown in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet published in 1597, in the 1961 movie ‘West Side Story’, and in Taylor Swift’s 2008 song “Love Story”.
The idea of star-crossed lovers first came from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Despite coming from a long history of family feud, the main characters Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, find themselves falling in love with the each other when they meet at a party. Even though they know their love is forbidden, they feel as …show more content…
The movie tells the story of Maria and Tony. Tony used to be the leader of the Jets, and is still friends with Riff, the new leader. Bernardo, Maria’s brother, is part of a Puerto Rican gang called the Sharks who are sworn rivals of the Jets. Tony and Maria meet at a dance, and immediately fall in love. Their love is forbidden, and if Bernardo ever found out, he would kill Tony. Tony and Maria make plans to meet at the store to get money so they can run away together. Before they can get to the bank, Tony is told that someone shot Maria in the park. He runs down to check on her and is shot by Chino. Maria runs over to Tony, and he dies in her
Every year on New Year’s, Eve millions of people across the world set resolutions or goals for themselves. 38% of people say that they are going to diet. When you diet, it is ‘forbidden’ to eat junk food. Each year, only 8% of people that diet as their New Year’s resolution actually stick to it. The reason? When something is forbidden, it becomes much more desirable. The same goes for the idea of star-crossed lovers. Star-crossed lovers are defined as “Two people who care immensely for each other but due to their circumstances cannot be together.” ("Star-crossed+lovers." Urban Dictionary. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2015.)
The idea of star-crossed lovers is a timeless idea that is shown through literature, movies, and songs. It is shown in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet published in 1597, in the 1961 movie ‘West Side Story’, and in Taylor Swift’s 2008 song “Love Story”.
The idea of star-crossed lovers first came from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Despite coming from a long history of family feud, the main characters Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, find themselves falling in love with the each other when they meet at a party. Even though they know their love is forbidden, they feel as …show more content…
The movie tells the story of Maria and Tony. Tony used to be the leader of the Jets, and is still friends with Riff, the new leader. Bernardo, Maria’s brother, is part of a Puerto Rican gang called the Sharks who are sworn rivals of the Jets. Tony and Maria meet at a dance, and immediately fall in love. Their love is forbidden, and if Bernardo ever found out, he would kill Tony. Tony and Maria make plans to meet at the store to get money so they can run away together. Before they can get to the bank, Tony is told that someone shot Maria in the park. He runs down to check on her and is shot by Chino. Maria runs over to Tony, and he dies in her