The Role of The Nurse in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

The Role of The Nurse in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

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The nurse is in the play all the time. The nurse cares for Juliet. She

looks after her like a mother and is a mother figure to Juliet. The

Nurse has been in the Capulet household for at least fourteen years

and has been with Juliet all her life. The nurse was Juliet's wet

nurse and so she has a very strong bond with her. She treats Juliet as

if she was her own daughter as she took the place of the nurse's

daughter when she died. The Nurse is a very affectionate character and

very caring. She is always looking out for Juliet and she is

continually showing love for Juliet. Although really the Nurse is a

servant to Juliet this is quite hidden.

The Nurse is clearly one of the family. The is trusted as a family

servant. When Lady Capulet is trying to talk of Juliet she finds it

uncomfortable and calls the nurse in. They do not have secret from her

and Lady Capulet is happy to have the nurse help with the discussion

with Juliet about her possible marriage. "Nurse, come back again, have

remember'd me thou's hear our counsel"

When Juliet talks to her mother she speaks very formally and calls her

"madam". Whereas, when she talks to the Nurse she talks very openly.

The Nurse shows her affection for Juliet when she calls her Act 1

Scene 3 she says "What, Lamb? What Ladybird?" the language is not

formal and there is a relaxed atmosphere around them

The nurse also helps Juliet with things she wants to know about Romeo.

She ac...

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...et's parents back but he does have a good reason for this "These

violent delights have violent ends" When his plan goes wrong he

accuses fate, "Unhappy Fortune" So really it could be that Friar

Laurence is one of the main people who could have been to blame for

the deaths as it was his plans that went wrong although Romeo and

Juliet thought he was very helpful and always had a solution for their

problems.

I think that if all the families had stopped arguing and disagreeing,

Romeo and Juliet would not have died as they would not have needed to

sneek around to see each other and sort out complicated plans to be

together. They would have been like a normal couple and got married to

each other. For this reason I think that there was not one particular

person that was to blame, but the family feud which had been going on.