Table of Contents
- 1 Why does the nurse help Juliet marry Romeo?
- 2 Why does the nurse care so much for Juliet?
- 3 How does the nurse help Romeo and Juliet in Act 2?
- 4 How does the nurse help Juliet and Romeo get together in scenes 2 and 3?
- 5 How is the relationship between Juliet and the nurse?
- 6 How does Juliet feel about the nurse Act 3?
Why does the nurse help Juliet marry Romeo?
Juliet’s nurse agrees to help her secretly marry Romeo because she cares about Juliet and wants her to be happy, and she knows she loves Romeo. Nurse tries to explain to Juliet that she is better off with Paris, because Paris is a gentleman. She wants Juliet to be happy and secure.
Why does the nurse care so much for Juliet?
The Nurse’s affection for Juliet stems from the fact that she had a daughter named Susan who was the same age as Juliet, but who died young. Thus, just as the is a surrogate mother for Juliet, so too is Juliet a surrogate daughter for the Nurse. The Nurse demonstrates her affection for Juliet frequently.
Why does Juliet’s relationship with her Nurse change?
She could not marry Paris and it was hypocritical for the Nurse to change her mind about Romeo. Juliet needed more constructive advice from the Nurse. Instead she turns to the Friar, whose plan is ultimately fatal.
How does Juliet trust the nurse?
Juliet’s feelings about the Nurse change throughout the play. In the beginning of the play (Act 1) Juliet clearly looks up to the Nurse as a motherly figure. She sees her as someone that she can trust and who knows more about her than even her real mother does.
How does the nurse help Romeo and Juliet in Act 2?
At first, the Nurse supports the romance between Romeo and Juliet. She acts as a messenger, encourages the secret marriage, and even helps Romeo secretly enter Juliet’s bedchamber. Later, however, the Nurse turns her position and encourages Juliet to abandon Romeo. At that point, Juliet stops confiding in her nurse.
How does the nurse help Juliet and Romeo get together in scenes 2 and 3?
He asks the Nurse to tell Juliet to find some way to attend confession at Friar Lawrence’s cell that afternoon; there they will be married. The Nurse agrees to deliver the message. The Nurse also agrees to set up a cloth ladder so that Romeo might ascend to Juliet’s room on their wedding night.
How does Juliet’s relationship with the nurse change during Act 3?
______ How does Juliet’s relationship with the Nurse change during this act? Juliet will no longer confide in the Nurse. She is on her own.
Why does Juliet lose trust in the nurse at the end of Act 3?
Juliet loses trust in the Nurse at the end of Act III because the Nurse: advises her to marry Paris.
How is the relationship between Juliet and the nurse?
The Nurse is kind, loving and wants the best for Juliet. The Nurse loves Juliet like a daughter. She has brought her up and breast-fed her when she was a child. This shows that the nurse loves Juliet very much, as she is openly saying Juliet was the prettiest baby she had ever nursed and therefore looked after.
How does Juliet feel about the nurse Act 3?
The Nurse advises her to go through with the marriage to Paris—he is a better match, she says, and Romeo is as good as dead anyhow. Though disgusted by her nurse’s disloyalty, Juliet pretends to agree, and tells her nurse that she is going to make confession at Friar Lawrence’s.