Susan

E1045444

Susan is the Nurse’s deceased infant daughter mentioned in Shakespeare’s *Romeo and Juliet*, whose memory the Nurse recalls while caring for Juliet.

Jump to: Statements Referenced by

Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf female
fictional character
infant
literary character
ageAtDeath infancy
appearsInWork Romeo and Juliet NERFINISHED
associatedWithCharacter Juliet NERFINISHED
childOf the Nurse NERFINISHED
createdBy William Shakespeare NERFINISHED
firstMentionedIn Act 1, Scene 3 of Romeo and Juliet
genreOfWork tragedy
hasGivenName Susan NERFINISHED
hasRelative the Nurse
languageOfWork English
mentionedByCharacter the Nurse NERFINISHED
narrativeRole background character
offstage character
rememberedBy the Nurse NERFINISHED
setting Verona NERFINISHED
status deceased
symbolicFunction maternal loss
replacement by Juliet as surrogate daughter
timeOfDeathRelativeToPlot before main events of Romeo and Juliet
usedAsDevice characterization of the Nurse
contrast with Juliet

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nurse lostChild Susan
subject surface form: Nurse (Rome and Juliet)