In Shakespeare’s tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, we read a story about a young man and woman from rival families who fall deep in love but the feud causes both of them to die. Romeo dies by drinking a vial of poison thinking Juliet is dead but she is actually unconscious. Juliet stabs herself seeing Romeo dead but they are not to blame for their deaths. Both the Nurse and Friar Lawrence had a part in the tragedy, but the Nurse is the one that should be punished. It is unfortunate to punish Juliet’s other mother figure for her death, but her advice to Juliet definitely affected the circumstances on how she died. In Act 2, the Nurse tells Juliet, “Then hie you hece to Friar Lawrence’s cell. Their stays a husband to make you a wife” (2.3 67-68).
