Form and Structure- Westside Story Westside story takes the form of a musical. The plot works itself around the songs which are structured in each scene. There are two acts and within the acts are scenes which help to create the storyline and structure the play.
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What is the structure of West Side Story?
Form and Structure- Westside Story Westside story takes the form of a musical. The plot works itself around the songs which are structured in each scene. There are two acts and within the acts are scenes which help to create the storyline and structure the play.
What are the two groups in West Side Story?
The story takes a modern twist as two young, idealistic lovers find themselves caught between warring street gangs, the “American” Jets and the Puerto Rican Shark.
What is the main message of West Side Story?
Why they’ve succeeded as well as they have here is simple: They realize the core message of West Side Story is that in world racked by racism, nativism, impossible division, poverty and a lack of hope, there is still the possibility that maybe, just maybe, love can prevail.
What interval is Maria?
tritone
The song is widely known for its use of the melodic interval of a tritone in the main theme. The song is an example of the use of Lydian mode, which is the same as the major scale but with a raised 4th, giving the tritone characteristic of this piece.
What ethnicity are Maria and Anita?
Puerto Rican
They are both Puerto Rican. Anita is knowing, sexual and sharp. Maria is excited, enthusiastic and childlike, but also growing into an adult. Maria complains that the dress is too young-looking, but Anita explains that Bernardo, her boyfriend and Maria’s brother, made her promise not to make the dress too short.
Why do the Jets and Sharks hate each other?
The Jets detest the Puerto Ricans as much as they fear their power and numbers. The Sharks hate the Jets because they represent all that they cannot achieve in America simply because they are immigrants. For example, they are barred from jobs and not paid as much as their white counterparts.
Who shot Tony in West Side Story?
Bernardo, though, insists on a fight, and so Riff eventually steps in to challenge him. The two draw knives, and in a lapse of concentration Riff is stabbed, which leads the grief-stricken Tony to retaliate by stabbing Bernardo as revenge.
Why is it called perfect fourth?
The reason for the name perfect goes back to the Medieval. The unison, fourth, fifth and octave were considered most consonant and therefore were given the name perfect. Perfect fourth is “perfect” in the sense that is almost sounds as the unison interval.
What sound is the most beautiful sound in the world to Tony?
The crossword clue “The most beautiful sound I ever heard” (Tony, in West Side Story) with 5 letters was last seen on the September 23, 2018. We think the likely answer to this clue is MARIA.
Why does Anita go to Doc’s shop after the rumble?
She admits that Chino has a gun and is looking for Tony. Lt. Schrank arrives to question Maria about her brother’s death, and Anita agrees to go to Doc’s to tell Tony to wait.