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Essay / Romeo and Juliet Essay - 586
Romeo and Juliet EssayThe play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, the nurse is Juliet's lower class nurse. He is a talkative, insolent, confident yet dishonest character in the play. The only character Juliette trusts and is usually seen making dirty jokes. In the play, the nurse is one of the most talkative and humorous characters. She is often seen giving long speeches and cracking brilliant jokes. And yet, I guarantee there was a front. A bump as big as the pit of a cockerel, yes: my husband says, if you fall on your face, you will fall backwards. Won't You Julie (I.iii.52-57) The nurse is seen making a joke. She reminds Juliette that when she was three years old, she fell on her face as big as a man's testicle. And then he adds that when someone falls face down, they will soon fall on their back to make love. “Even or odd, of all the days of the year, on the eve of Lamma night, she will be fourteen years old. Susan and her …… (I.iii.18-51) The Nurse gives Lady Capulet a long talk about the fact that Juliet is not yet fourteen and that she is soon to be married. She then starts talking about how...