Essay On The Nurse In Romeo And Juliet

In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, the two main characters were lovers who both tragically died together. In the play, several people caused these deaths and one of them was the Nurse. She and the Friar helped Romeo and Juliet, who were just children, get married and when things got complicated and hard, the Nurse did not take responsibility after. She was a close family like friend to Juliet, In Romeo and Juliet, the relationship between Juliet and the Nurse was just a friendship, the Nurse was definitely not a mentor. The nurse had a playful, loving and fun bond with her, she was like a mother to her. But because of the Nurse’s social position as a servant, she has no actual power to create change around Juliet. This causes the Nurse to make decisions and changes her opinions depending on what’s best for herself. The Nurse did her best in her relationship with Juliet but could not prevent her death because of her lack of power.

She was like the mother Juliet never had, they played around and really cared for each other. Because the Nurse cared for Juliet, she helped her marry Romeo to make her happy. The Nurse even enjoyed joking around with Juliet about her and Romeo. "I must another way; / To fetch a ladder, by the which your love; / Must climb a bird’s nest soon when it is dark" (Rom., 2.5.70-75). This quote is about when the Nurse made a joke to Juliet about what she and Romeo were going to do after their marriage. The Nurse helped Juliet be with Romeo without thinking about the consequences that might come after it. Juliet trusted the Nurses opinion because they were close and she was just a child. This caused the Nurse to make a decision that killed Juliet at the end of the