One of William Shakespeare’s most renown plays, set in Verona where two young star-crossed lovers; Romeo and Juliet met in tragedy as their family feud bound their love within solemn hatred. The Montagues and the Capulets are two families of equal powers who’s prolonged bitter quarrel leads to the tragic death of these two lovers, and by their love reconciled the family’s hatred. Love is a predominant theme within this novel portrayed through the eyes of Romeo and Juliet, however, the maternal endearment between Juliet and her nurse can not be denied. She’s often speak bad of Romeo in order to persuade Juliet to change her mind, chide Juliet for defending Romeo, yet she also arranges for Romeo to see Juliet in the night. The nurse’s close-knit …show more content…
For instance, in Act III scene II the nurse expressed in distress that “there’s not trust, no faith, no honesty in men, all perjur’d… Shame come to Romeo.” William Shakespeare positions the audience to sympathise for the nurse, that as a mother she desires for Juliet’s happiness, and by scolding Juliet for defending Romeo, she’s trying to save Juliet from the adversity she’ll be facing later on. However, Shakespeare clearly uses dialogue to express that within the nurse there are aspects of jealousy and enviousness seeing how much Juliet cares for Romeo, but not much for her. As audiences, we gain insight into the nurse’s life, she’s been treated as a servant, though takes part in intimate family affairs and as Juliet’s confidant, but overall her role as a second mother is not recognise. She treats Juliet like her own birth daughter, hence even though she chides Juliet for defending Romeo by saying “Will you speak well of him that kill’d your cousin?”, her love cannot be …show more content…
Although along the course of the play, the nurse has many times caused discouragement and show unsupportive attitude, but her maternal instincts and moral values prevents her from reporting Juliet’s behaviour to the Capulets. Despite her sudden betrayal towards the end of play, Shakespeare positions us to empathise for the nurse that she was the one who raised Juliet, fed her , cared for her, yet witnessed Juliet’s tragic death. William Shakespeare portrays both the likeable and irritable persona positioning the audience to dislike the character, yet empathise for the immense regret that she has to suffer for the rest of her
In act 1, scene 3, lines 7-16 This quote shows how the Nurse is more of a mother to Juliet than her own mom Lady Capulet, “This is the matter. —Nurse, give leave awhile, We must talk in secret.—Nurse, come back again. I have remembered me. Thou’s hear our counsel. Thou know’st my daughter’s of a pretty age.
The nurse's key capacity inside the play is to go aboutas a go-between for Romeo and Juliet and is the maincharacter other than Minister Laurence to know about their wedding. The nurse, in spite of being a worker in the Capulet family unit, has a part comparable to that of Juliet's mom and views Juliet as her own particular girl. The nurse's association with Juliet centers consideration around Juliet's age. In Juliet's first scene, the nurse over and over affirms that Juliet has not yet had her fourteenth birthday celebration. As opposed to Juliet's childhood, the nurse is old and appreciates grumbling about her a throbbing painfulness. Juliet's dissatisfaction at relying upon the nurse as her courier is utilized to comic impact in Act II, Scene 5 when Juliet is compelled to tune in to the nurse's ailments while attempting to coax from her thenews of her wedding designs: The nurse, as Mercutio, loves to talk finally. She frequently rehashes herself, and her indelicate references to the sexual part of affection set the optimistic love of Romeo and Juliet separated from
As she was a mother-figure and confidante to Juliet, immense trust and guidance was expected of her. She however, destroyed this bond by referring to Juliet?s only love as a ?dishclout? and advising her that she ?thinks it best you married the county?, for he ?excels your first?. This then, results in Juliet alienating herself from her adviser-?thou and my bosom henceforth shall be twain?- and in due course killing herself.
The Character of the Nurse in Romeo and Juliet The Nurse has a very important role in the play, being Juliet’s closest friend and helping her in her illicit relationship with Romeo. Her position in the Capulet household is superior to that of a normal servant. She is very familiar when she talks to Lady Capulet, and at times oversteps the mark. She talks about the daughter she once had and lost, and it is evident that Juliet is like a replacement and the Nurse lavishes all her motherly love and protectiveness on Juliet.
In the play, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, a prolonged and bitter quarrel between the Montague and Capulet families disturb the city of Verona and causes tragedies for Romeo and dear Juliet. Revenge, love, and a secret marriage force the young lovers to grow up quickly, and fate causes them to commit suicide in despair. The Nurse is an important character in the classic drama Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. She is the personal servant and guardian (and former wet nurse) of Juliet Capulet and has been since Juliet was born. Later on in the play when Juliet figures out that her parents expect her to marry Paris, the Nurse tries to get the Juliet to go on ahead with the marriage. Even though Juliet was already married to Romeo, the Nurse felt as if Juliet would never see her true love Romeo again. Following this, Juliet felt betrayed and decides never to share any more of her secrets with the Nurse.
One of the most important relationships in Romeo and Juliet is the relationship between the Nurse and Juliet. In Act 1, Scene 3 we are introduced to the most vivid character of the play, the Nurse. With her speech that begins "Even or odd, of all days in the year, Come Lammas Eve at night shall she be fourteen." (1.3.16-48), we learn that she nursed
The Nurse is a crucial character who contributes to how the play unfolds and who influences what happens between Romeo and Juliet by telling Romeo not to break Juliet’s heart and communicating messages between the two lovers. The Nurse and Romeo meet for the first time when Juliet sends the Nurse to collect wedding plans from Romeo. When she finds him fooling around with his friends, she immediately states to
The Nurse meant no harm to Juliet when she found out about her and Romeo, the Nurse always cared for Juliet like she was her own. She was kind to Romeo even though he was her enemy. In Act 2 Scene 4, the Nurse went to find Romeo for Juliet and said, “ Now God in heaven bless thee! Hark you sir,” (Shakespeare II. iv. 174). The Nurse says this to Romeo because he defended her when Romeo’s friends were making fun of her. Another scene proving her innocence, is Act 1 Scene 2. The nurse is expressing how much she loves Juliet and describing what it was like raising her. The Nurse tells Lady Capulet, “Now by my maidenhead at twelve year old,/ I bade her come. What, lamb! What, ladybird!” (Shakespeare I.ii 3-4). This quote conveys the love that the Nurse has for Juliet. The nurse should not be punished for the deaths of Juliet and Romeo because she has a kind
The Role of the Nurse in Her Relationship with Juliet in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
As the tragic play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare progresses, the nurse’s involvement in the lover’s hidden marriage will lead to their demise once the nurse reveals the secret about marrying a family rival, which will anger the Capulets. Juliet and the nurse share a very close relationship, in which no secret is hidden. Lady Capulet expresses how there is no need to talk to Juliet privately and states, “Nurse, come back again. / I have remembered me. / Thou’s hear our counsel” (I.iii.9-10). Lady Capulet tells the nurse to come back and listen to their conversation, which proves Juliet and the nurse have a close relationship because the nurse is being portrayed as a family member or one of the Capulets. There is no need to hide anything
While Lady Capulet is Juliet’s mother, the Nurse is the actual motherly figure in her life. Lady Capulet is concerned with what’s best for herself and Lord Capulet, while the Nurse cares for what Juliet really wants. Lady Capulet never had time to be there for Juliet as a child, and it was the Nurse who filled that role in. Lady Capulet becomes a vile character full of hatred, and one of the opposers to the protagonist, Romeo. The Nurse, on the other hand, listens to what Juliet has to say, and cares for her. The Nurse brings out the negative, ignorant traits in Lady Capulet, and Lady Capulet brings out the Nurse’s positive characteristics. As the main comedic character in the play, the Nurse’s role only accentuates Lady Capulet’s role that provides dramatic, intense scenes, such as with lines like “That is because the traitor murderer lives,” (Act Ⅲ, Scene Ⅴ) that provide the audience with theatrical
The Nurse believes she is “drudge, and toils for [Juliet’s] delight” and that she will be fine when she is helping arrange her secret marriage, however the marriage is a source of destruction for every central character in the play. As one of the only adults knowing about the marriage, the Nurse should have seen the potential for evil the marriage proposed, and if she did, she overlooked it because she did not intervene. After Juliet’s father forces her to marry Paris, and her mother abandons her, the Nurse sides with Juliet’s father thinking because she “think it best [she] married with the county” (. By abandoning Juliet, the Nurse forces her to take matters into her own hands; consequently, the young child makes poor and rash decisions that lead to her unfortunate death. The Nurse still tries to help the couple meet each other even after she learns that Romeo has murdered Tybalt.
Nurse’s Role in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet a play by William Shakespeare is one of the most famous and loved romantic stories ever. It is a story about two lovers, Romeo and Juliet, whose love was never meant to be. Readers disagree about the characters that are contributors towards the suffering of Romeo and Juliet. One of the most overlooked characters responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s suffering is the Nurse. In William Shakespeare’s book Romeo and Juliet, The Nurse contributes to the suffering because she acts like a messenger between the two, she keeps their marriage a secret and she advises Juliet to marry Paris, after previously helping her marry Romeo.
Due to being a Nurse for a wealthy family, such as the Capulet’s,she often goes unnoticed. Yet, attention is just what she seeks. A certain part in the play that brings this out in her personality is when Juliet is waiting for information from Romeo, but the Nurse avoids answering right
4. The Nurse is one of the characters in the classic drama Romeo and Juliet. She is the personal servant, guardian and former wet nurse of Juliet. Nurse does not approve Juliet’s choice in Romeo. She continues to hold on to this belief, even encouraging Juliet to marry Paris after already being married to Romeo. Since Nurse’s beliefs and attitude remains the same, she is a static character.