Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story both tell the story of two lovers who cannot be together because of a quarrel. The characters in Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story are similar in their actions but differ in their family backgrounds and attitudes. Two similar but different characters are Tybalt and Bernardo. The two characters had different attitudes and family backgrounds. Tybalt's attitude was more daring, while Bernardo's attitude was waiting for trouble to come to him first. Even though Tybalt and Bernardo both come from different backgrounds, they have a hatred towards the other side and the actions towards their enemies were similar, which cost the lives of others and themselves. Tybalt and Bernardo have different attitudes, Tybalt's attitude is bold and it is always the first who starts the fight between the two families. For example, in Act 3, Scene 1, when Tybalt saw Mercutio and Benvolio, he started laughing and insulting them. Tybalt even decided to physically taunt Mercutio and went to splash water on him. On the other hand, Bernardo did not seek ...