Nurse

E322855

The Nurse is Juliet’s talkative, affectionate, and often comic caretaker in Shakespeare’s "Romeo and Juliet," serving as her confidante and go-between in the lovers’ secret relationship.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf confidante
dramatic character
fictional character
servant
supporting character
appearsIn Romeo and Juliet
associatedWithTheme class and social status
comic relief in tragedy
family loyalty
love
marriage
caresFor Juliet Capulet
characterTrait affectionate
comic
earthy
pragmatic
sentimental
talkative
comicStyle bawdy humor
creator William Shakespeare
dramaticFunction bridge between Capulet household and Romeo
contrast to Friar Laurence
mediator between generations
employer House of Capulet
surface form: Capulet family
firstPerformanceApproximateYear 1597
gender female
genreOfWork tragedy
hasBackstory had a daughter named Susan
languageOfWork Early Modern English
laterAdvisesJulietToMarry Paris
literaryPeriod English Renaissance
surface form: Elizabethan era
lostChild Susan
loyalTo Juliet Capulet
Lady Capulet
Lord Capulet
medium stage
nationalityOfWork English
notableScene advises Juliet to forget Romeo and marry Paris
carries messages between Romeo and Juliet after the Capulet party
raised Juliet Capulet
relationshipToJuliet confidante
nurse
surrogate mother
roleInWork Juliet’s confidante
caretaker of Juliet
comic relief
messenger between Romeo and Juliet
socialClass servant class
supportsMarriageBetween Juliet Capulet
Romeo Montague

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