The Nurse
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- Created on: 26-01-19 14:10
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- The Nurse
- Personality
- The Nurse is Juliet's Nanny
- The Nurse and Juliet have a close relationship
- By the end of the play they are driven apart
- She helps Romeo and Juliet by delivering messages between the two
- She knows Juliet better than Lady Capulet
- The Nurse and Juliet have a close relationship
- She talks too much but really loves Juliet
- It's hard to stop her when she starts - She's a comedic character
- She seems more genuinely upset when Juliet fakes her death than any of the other characters
- She knows Juliet's secrets
- She has pet names for Juliet
- She seems to be an irresponsible role model
- She focuses on Juliet's sexual happiness
- She helps Juliet get married behind Capulet's back, not thinking of the consequences
- She changes her mind towards the end and tells Juliet she would be better to forget about Romeo and marry Paris instead
- The Nurse is Juliet's Nanny
- Quotes
- "Go, girl, seek happy nights to happy days" Act 1 Scene 3
- This shows the Nurse to be more concerned with Juliet's sexual happiness
- "Thou wast the prettiest babe that e'er I nursed" Act 1 Scene 3
- The Nurse has been looking after Juliet for a long time
- The loving noun "babe" suggests that the Nurse has cared for her since she was born
- "Go, girl, seek happy nights to happy days" Act 1 Scene 3
- Themes
- Love - The Nurse makes a lot of sexual jokes which add humour to the play and her physical attitude to love contrasts with Juliet's innocent romance
- Personality
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