How Are Nurse And Lady Capulet Alike

In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, two important women, Nurse and Lady Capulet, are both so alike as mother figures to Juliet. Juliet has had two motherly figures in her home growing up. One was her biological mother, and the other was just “a caretaker”. The Nurse and Lady Capulet are both very selfish people, they both have their own way of loving Juliet, and they also both end up betraying Juliet. Despite their similarities, these two givers are completely different people. Nurse and Lady Capulet’s relationship with Juliet is very separate from each other, Nurse is close with Juliet, living with her and providing her with emotional love, whereas Lady Capulet had a more strict and formal relationship. Then, Nurse is supportive of Juliet’s

Juliet’s biological mother, Lady Capulet, was not a good mother to Juliet. While she may be her true mother, it doesn’t justify how unmotherly she was to Juliet. Lady Capulet had a very strict and formal relationship with her daughter. And even though they lived under the same roof, they truly only spoke when it was about something important like marriage, otherwise they never bonded. Lady Capulet also never genuinely cared for Juliet and her feelings, all she cared about was marriage, like convincing Juliet to marry the Prince, instead of considering her feelings and thoughts. Like when the mother says to Juliet, ‘Marry, marry’ is the very theme I came to talk of. Tell me, daughter Juliet, how does your disposition to be married?”(Act 3 Scene 1, 70). This quote is Lady Capulet bringing up the arranged marriage to her daughter for the first time, showing how this really is the only conversation they have had in awhile. Lastly, Lady Capulets influence Juliet. Lady Capulet is authoritative, and almost seems to be emotionally unavailable, only listening to Lord Capulet’s

Following Juliet’s biological mother, is Juliet’s destined mother, Nurse. The Nurse has a true and motherly bond with Juliet, having cared for her since she was a baby. An example of their bond is when Lady Capulet needs to deliver the marriage news to Juliet, and gives her a whole speech while comforting her. Nurse is more practical and supportive of Juliet’s feelings for Romeo, like when she tried to help facilitate their secret marriage. The Nurse’s influence on Juliet is guidance and she provides emotional support as well as guidance. The Nurse provides Juliet with emotional support and guidance after Tybalt’s death, “There’s no trust, no faith, no honesty in men; all perjured. All forsworn, all naught, all dissemblers. Ah, where’s my man? Give me some aqua vitae. These griefs, these woes, these sorrows make me old.” (Acts 3, Scene 2, 92). She comforted her by giving her some advice, and even a little silly comment. Overall, The Nurse is more of a mother than Lady Capulet will ever be, and Juliet’s biological mother in another universe, but in this one, she is the closest to a mother she can be to