Romeo And Juliet Who's To Blame Essay

Two Verona teens, Romeo and Juliet, are dead. The Nurse in this story was Juliet’s personal servant since she was born and was the most imperative person in her life. Although there’s many factors that played into their deaths, ultimately, the blame should be directed towards the Nurse. This is because of her extreme loyalty and subsequent betrayal to Juliet.
Because of her extreme loyalty beyond the nurse-child relationship, the Nurse is to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet. For instance, she helps Juliet with marrying Romeo, and doesn't even rat her out. When the Nurse finds out about Romeo and Juliet's relationship, she doesn't forbid it right away. Although she should prevent it because their families are mortal enemies, she goes

On her way to meet Romeo, she sacrifices being harassed and insulted by Mercutio, when she could've just turned around, but she wanted Juliet to be happy so she pushed past. She agrees to the marriage and tells Juliet to go to Friar Laurence's cell, and she says that she will “fetch a ladder, by which your love Must climb a bird’s nest soon when it is dark. I am the drudge, and toil in your delight” (II. vi.74-76). Not only has the Nurse been harassed just for Juliet, she has been a “drudge” for her “delight”. The Nurse will go long ways just for her dear Juliet, allowing an enemy to sneak into Juliet's room. Finding a ladder and carrying it is not an easy thing, and at any time possible she could be caught by the Capulets. Now, many would say that the Nurse isn't the one making the mistake of officiating their marriage or making impulsive decisions for them or was she Juliet’s mother, so technically there's people at more fault. It is true that there are others to blame, but look into the Nurse and Juliet’s relationship. Juliet confided in her own nurse to tell her about Romeo, even though she was set to marry Paris. The Nurse is more than just a person hired to work for Juliet, she's a mentor and a mother to her.

Throughout the play, the Nurse continuously supports Juliet and Romeo’s relationship. She does everything she can do to make Juliet happy, even if it is not the right thing to do. After Romeo’s banishment to Mantua, the Nurse started to support the marrying of Juliet and Count Paris. After Juliet heard the news that she was going to marry Paris, she confronted the Nurse with anger and sadness. After asking for some comfort from the Nurse, the Nurse told Juliet that she, “...think[s] it best [Juliet] married with the County. O, [Paris is] a lovely gentleman!” (III.v.27-28). Juliet believed that the Nurse, her Nurse, would side with her and think that she should not marry Paris, but the Nurse thought oppositely. The Nurse’s response to Juliet further confused her, causing more confusion and betrayal in her life. The person that she had known her whole life and had trusted had just turned her back on her in her greatest time of need. It is very apparent that the Nurse is only trying to give Juliet the best, however her efforts and opinions do not go hand in hand with Juliet’s, leading Juliet to lose the woman who has acted like her mother figure her entire life. After the Nurse and Juliet shared their feelings, Juliet ranted about, “Thou and my bosom henceforth shall be twain” (III.v.251). Juliet felt as if her and the Nurse were no longer connected in the way they used to be.