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Shared Themes in Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story: Love, Fate, Conflict

This analytical essay defines three main themes present in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet in order to evaluate the success of West Side Story as an adaptation. The student finds the identified themes--love's creative and destructive powers, the unstoppable nature of Fate, and conflict as a driving force in decision-making--to be present in both.
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This essay received a B by one of Kibin's paper graders. Click here to see what was done well and what needs improvement.

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Bridget's feedback:

"With your thesis, ideas, and the three themes down on the page, your next step can be to polish up the presentation. The current single-paragraph format is pretty hard for the reader to sort through. Start breaking up this long block of text into unique, focused paragraphs: this creates signposts for your reader when the discussion is shifting to a new idea. This not only creates visual organization, it also helps the reader see the nuances and complexity of your argumentation. Your discussion moves logically, so this will mostly be about finding the right moment and hitting "enter," rather than reorganizing the essay.

Another element that can make or break a reader's experience with your ideas is the writing mechanics. These include proper punctuation and using complete sentences. Punctuation helps show sentence boundaries, and the reader needs these to understand where one idea ends and the next begins, this time on a microlevel. A thorough proofread can help with this; reading aloud is a great strategy to notice how flow and clarity are being impacted by the grammar and punctuation. Watch out, as well, for minor typos (like "tony", "2" instead of "two"), which can create the impression of a careless ethos.

Finally, I recommend introducing your two "texts" (the play and the movie) more formally. Tell us who wrote the play, and make sure to let us know which version of the film you are talking about."

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