Nurse Key Quotes (R+J)

Question 1

Nurse comparing Romeo to Paris (Act 3, Scene 5)

Answer 1

“I think it best you married with the County.
O, he’s a lovely gentleman!
Romeo’s a dishclout to him.”
Juliet disagrees showing her relationship with Romeo is no longer just physical
Also shows her trust breaking with Nurse as she later doesn’t tell her about faking her death

Question 2

Nurse counting days to Juliet’s birthday (Act 1, Scene 3)

Answer 2

“Come Lammas Eve at night shall she be fourteen.
Susan and she, God rest all Christian souls
Were of an age.”
Shows Nurse sees Juliet as her own daughter and cares for her
Also Susan’s death foreshadows Juliet’s own premature death