The Role and Representation of the Nurse in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
"Romeo and Juliet" is a tale of love and tragedy written by William
Shakespeare, They are star-crossed lovers. "Romeo and Juliet is set in
Verona, Italy in the 14th century. Shakespeare often set his plays in
the past. A very important point in the play is that there is a family
feud between the Montagues and the Capulets, Romeo is a Montague and
Juliet is a Capulet, which would have been an impossible love, if it
were not for the Nurse.
Shakespere has given her very free blank verse and her speech when we
first meet her in 1.iii is colloquial, repetitive, full of oaths,
interjections and irrelevancies, and spiced up with bawdy jokes. My
first impression of the Nurse is that she is impolite, she calls
Juliet 'my maidenhead' this is referring to Juliet's virginity and
unbroken hymen, I think that that is a very crude comment, and is not
an appropriate comment to be used in the presence of Lady Capulet.
Juliet feels quite embarrassed that the nurse is talking about very
personal and private things about her. I think that the nurse is
coarse and out of place to say such a thing.
The Montague gentlemen; Romeo, Benvolio and Mercutio (Romeo's closest
friend) treat the nurse as a joke, they don't take the Nurse very
seriously at all, the young men mock the Nurse. As the nurse enters
Mercutio exclaims 'A sail, a sail' Mercutio and Benvolio are joking
that the nurses clothes are as large as a ships sail. The Nurse does
not take this remark to heart, as she is a joker and a flirt, she
loves the company of men, and acts differently when she is with men,
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was Juliet's wet nurse, at the time that Shakespere wrote Romeo and
Juliet in, the role of women were delicate objects and men controlled
everything. Women did not have a say.
The Nurse's role in the play was crucial and William Shakespeare's
character fits in well with the story. Without the Nurse in the story
of Romeo and Juliet there would not have been a romance or a wedding
between Romeo and Juliet. The Nurse is the key to the plot. Juliet's
death would have ruined the Nurse's whole life and she would have lost
her job. The Nurse is one of the characters in which the author
delighted; he has, with great subtilty of distinction, drawn her at
once loquacious and secret, obsequious and insolent, trusty and
dishonest, the Nurse is not a completely bad person. I feel that she
just was not good at her job.
Conversely, Juliet's mother is stiff and cold towards, and uses Juliet as a tool to make the family name look good. As we learn in towards the beginning of the story Juliet is the last child of the Capulet line, and as a result her mother also puts pressure on Juliet for having a two year engagement with the Prince. Nurse obviously seems to be closer to Juliet, than her biological mother. Hence, this is yet another character foil present in Shakespeare’s play involves Juliet’s nurse and Lady Capulet (Juliet’s mother.)
Juliet's Nurse is first introduced to the play in Act I Scene 3. It is
his life round than just one woman. On the same night they go out Romeo first sets his eyes on Juliet and it is love at first sight. They are both for Romeo or Juliet when they most need it. The Nurse is totally devoted to Juliet and is also loyal to her.
This shows that the Nurse is following orders from Juliet, because she thinks it will make Juliet happy. Although she does, she does not seem to be bothered about the damage she could cause in the future. This is one reason why the Nurse could be to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Another point in the play where the Nurse contributes to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet is when the proposal of Paris comes along. At this stage in the play, Romeo has been banished.
The play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is about a forbidden love between two hateful households which tragically ends in death. It begins with Romeo’s broken heart from a dainty lady and a lively masquerade where two lone souls come together. However, their love for one another was doomed at birth for both households had a constant hatred for one another. Infatuation, rage, and sadness contribute to an unhealthy relationship between Romeo and Juliet.
In this assignment I am going to discuss the role of the Nurse and how
William Shakespeare composed the tragedy Romeo and Juliet in the 16th century. This play vividly portrayed the banned love between the heirs of two families. Spoiler alert, Romeo and Juliet killed themselves in the end. Every person in Romeo and Juliet held responsibility for their death. Among all of the characters, Friar Lawrence and Capulet were major catalysts of the casualties. Let's not forget Romeo, the one that started it all.
The Nurse was also responsible for the tragic ending of the play. When Romeo and Juliet met, the Nurse became their messenger. She helped them be together even though she knew Romeo was a Montague and that Juliet's family would disapprove. The Nurse brought news to Juliet from Romeo telling her to sneak out so they could get married. She helped Juliet get out of her house by bringing her a rope ladder to climb off her balcony with and telling her parents that she went to shrift. The Nurse kept Romeo and Juliet's marriage a secret from the families. When Juliet's parents said she should marry Paris, the Nurse agreed and said that Juliet should forget about Romeo because he was in Mantua. With the Nurse no longer on her side she had no one to help her and back her up but the Friar. In this way she had a large impact on the terrible ending of Romeo and Juliet.
The Nurse was another ally to Romeo and Juliet. The Nurse loved Juliet and wanted what was best for her.
Romeo is the only son of Lord Montague, the head of a reputed and rich
can see his importance in the title of the play; he is named in the
Accidentally, incidentally, unintentionally, intentionally; no one ever really knows, but we are for certain one thing: “the heart isits own fate.” For Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, two star-crossed lovers in Shakespeare’s masterpiece play ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ this holds especially true. Romeo and Juliet’s “misadventure piteous overthrow” is fueled by their love for each other and their determination to be together, no matter what. Romeo and Juliet’s love with stands the hate surrounding them. Thus, fate is undoubtedly the most responsible influence for the two young lovers’ heartbreaking tragedy.
give her a command as she is used to getting told what to do. This
Romeo and Juliet is a love story written by William Shakespeare that tells a story of two teenagers who fall madly in love with each other in a very short period of time. Almost all people know it before they read the book that the two lovers kill themselves, but who is to blame? There are plenty of substantial reasons that would point the finger at Friar Laurence to be the most to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet. Friar Laurence willingly and without much consideration assisted Juliet in faking her own death, married the two in secret, and absolutely did not consider the possibilities or consequences his actions could ensue.