Juliet's
Nurse,
Shakespeare created a loving and
powerfull person, she will be Juliet's confidant and a good friend to her all
during the play. She raised baby Juliet and now that she is a young woman she's
trying to help her grow up in a difficult world. Sometimes the Nurse is maybe
to close with the girl who is living a dangerous love, but she understands
Juliet. She will be the only one, ecxept Friar Lawrence to know about their
forbidden love. The woman has a strong personality and doesn't let anyone get
in her way. She will “shou” and express out loud all of her feelings. Suddenly
she tries to convince Juliet to marry Paris. Why? She want's her “protegée” to
have a good and simple life, and she knows it will be impossible with Roméo. She
has always been a Capulet’s servant, but Juliet’s health and happiness, will
even make her cross the ligne between the Capulet’s and Montague’s war and she
will be traped in this problem until the end of the play. The bond between Juliet
and her is very strong, since her birth she’s been proud of her “almost little
girl”. Her entire life is devoted to this young girl. She will also be the
messenger between Juliet and Romeo, so we can see that the girl has entire
faith in her. Even thought sometimes we get the feeling that the Nurse is a
happy joking person (sexual methaphore, she encourage Juliet to have fun...)
she also have great experience, and has been hurt by life since her husband and
daughter have died, Juliet is her only family left so she protects and makes
shure that she will have what she wants. What we have to know is that the Nurse
is an important caracter, she is a messenger, a confidant and a protective
woman in the play. I personnaly think that she is a great nurse, and that she
raised Juliet well. I would like to be as couragous and strong as her (without
beeing her)!
Well please tell me what you thought about her and if my
commentary was ok?!
Hannah
FLECK SPE1
I realy liked your commentary Hannah, I found it very complet and nicely writhen. Good job !
RépondreSupprimerI also liked very much the nurse; she is a funny and loving person but is at the same time strict and strong. Juliet and her lead a very tight relationship and I think that she is for Juliet much more important than her on mother as she brought her up since she was a baby and always was her greatest confidant. It is true that the Nurse is a very important character as she is the intermediary of Romeo and Juliet. At the same time her love for Juliet will make her do a very important mistake as she helps the lovers to get married and leads them also to their death.
Rebecca