Romeo And Juliet's Relationship Essay

A mother’s relationship with her child is known to be the strongest bond and truly one of a kind. Alike their affection, they nurture their children and ideally act as excellent role models to guide them along the right path as they encounter countless opportunities on their journey through life. Above all, they are with them through thick and thin and during times of sorrow, joy, or despair. This level of affection was proven to have been untrue in a famous play written back in the 1600s. In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, the intimacy between the Nurse and Juliet appears to be stronger than Juliet’s relationship with her own mother, Lady Capulet. The Nurse is potentially more considerate and concerned in Juliet’s happiness, and Juliet …show more content…
What is your will?” (I.iii.7) However, when Juliet gets fed up with the Nurse’s irrelevant talk, she politely told her “and stint thou too, I pray thee, Nurse, say I” (I.iii.63). Juliet refers to her Nurse as a “nurse,” and her own mother as “madam.” Referring to someone as “madam” is often used to address women (not often related) of a higher rank or in charge of a household, and it can be assumed that Juliet is referring to her in this case as both, a reputable Capulet. Either way, it seems odd for her to refer to her mother as madam as if she has no strong relation with her and must address her in a respectful manner, being the daughter of a Capulet. It appears as if she is living strictly under Lady Capulet’s power somewhat similar to boss and employees, where there is no strong relation between the two outside of work. Mother’s aren’t often recognized as “madam” by their children. As a result, the Nurse shares a stronger relationship with Juliet as opposed to Lady Capulet as the Nurse's concern for Juliet happiness is made a priority, and Juliet’s referral made to Lady Capulet makes their relationship seem weaker based on how well they know each