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The nurses role in Romeo and Juliet In this essay I will be discussing the nurses' role in Romeo and Juliet. The nurse is first introduced in act 1 scene 3. The nurse comes across as a comedic character with her bawdy humour you can see this from the first time we meet the nurse in; 'Now my maidenhead at twelve years old.'(Act 1, scene 3, L2) This illustrates her calling Juliet a virgin, which is quite rude, We learn that the nurse had a daughter called Susan who died form cot death, her daughter was born the same day as Juliet. The nurse was Juliet's wet nurse and has been in the Capulet family for 14 years, she has looked after Juliet since the day she was born and has a special bond with her, the nurse states; 'Faith, I can tell her age unto an hour' (Act 1, scene 3, L12)...

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