The Nurse In Romeo And Juliet

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Ever have someone in your life who can always make you laugh all the time? In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, the nurse is that person. The nurse is funny, caring, and a friend to all.

The nurse is funny because she says “ yea,” quoth he, “ dost thou fall upon thy face? Thou wilt fall backwards when thou hast more wit, wilt thou not, Jule?”. This is a story that the nurse tells us about Juliet when the nurse is talking to her mother about Juliet.(1.3.56-58). She also says “an honor? were not I thine only nurse , I would say thou hadn't sucked wisdom from thy test” (1.3.58-69). This is the nurse saying that Juliet’s mother does not know what she is talking about and she is using humor to answer her.

The nurse is caring because

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