| the nurse onyl speaks of physical pleasure – no cpacity for true love | ‘you shall burn the burden soon at night’ ‘go, girl, seek happy nights to happy days’ ‘no use of him’ (physical) |
| pet name for Juliet | ‘what lamb! what ladybird!’ |
| knows Juliet well | ‘faith, I can tell her age unto an hour’ |
| loves Juliet | ‘prettiest babe I e’er nursed’ |
| she acts as a messenger between Rome and Juliet | ‘Nurse, tell me what says my love’ ‘the clock dtruck nine when I did send the nurse’ |
| reaction to Juliet’s death | ”Never was seen so black a day as this’ |
| she withholds info from Juliet | ‘he’s dead, he’s dead’ ‘Jesu what haste’ |
| talkative | ‘enough of this I pray’ |
| stands up for Juliet | ‘You are to blame my lord’ |
ROMEO AND JULIET – The nurse quotes
July 16, 2019