Romeo And Juliet Character Traits

In the play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, there are plenty of unique characters. One of the most unique but underrated character was the Nurse. What makes her the most unique compared to the other characters? It is the fact that she can carry a traits that are good with others that are the complete opposite of each other. Such as, being inconsiderate and loyal. How is this achieved? Continue reading to see how odd the Nurse is and all her other lovely and unpleasant traits.

In the beginning of the play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, the Nurse was presented to the audience in act three and showed many traits, such as jealousy and being obnoxious. “Nurse, where’s my daughter? Call her forth to me./[...]‘Shake,’ quoth the dovehouse.’ Twas no need, I

5. 225-255). This is one of the most known parts in the play that the Nurse is well known for. She is informing Juliet of her Lord, alongwith advising her to marry the County or also known as Paris. This is where the Nurse changes her usual traits and becomes selfish and careless towards others feelings. She is aware of Juliet’s feelings in regard to Romeo, but still chooses her feelings over the romantic heroine. She’s demonstrating careless and selfish acts because she wants to see Juliet with a Lord then without one. She knows that Juliet has extremely strong feelings toward her Lord and doesn’t want to be put with a man she doesn't have any sort of interest in. The Nurse wants to see the girl she’s raised and lived to be successful. Being successful back then was considered having children, growing the family name, and having good fortune; this was what she wanted to see Juliet do. Her wanting the best for Juliet made her seem selfish and careless because of how she worded it with Juliet. So, the outcome of this tragic scene, turned out to ruin her relationship with