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Why is Juliet closer to the nurse than her own mother?
She is closer to the Juliet than Juliet’s own parents, as Juliet’s parents rely on the Nurse to look after and raise Juliet, and to spend time with her. This is so because Lady and Lord Capulet are both always too busy and do not seem to spend any time with Juliet. The Nurse is being used as a messenger here by Juliet.
Does Juliet have a closer relationship to her mother or her Nurse?
Juliet shares a more intimate relationship with the Nurse. It is the Nurse that she talks to and confides in and seeks out for comfort. Juliet does not have a close relationship with her mother, as is usually the case in aristocratic or royal families when the children are raised by Nannies and Governesses.
Who does Juliet ask for advice and comfort after the argument with her parents?
This makes the advice she gives to Juliet in Act 3, scene 5 particularly difficult for Juliet to accept. Juliet asks for some “comfort” from her Nurse because of the fact that Romeo, now her husband, has been banished.
Who does Juliet seem to have the better relationship with her mother or her Nurse caretaker How can you tell?
Juliet’s relationship is with her nurse is more maternal than her relationship with her mother. The nurse is the one who raised Juliet from the minute she was born. The nurse loves Juliet and Juliet is more familiar with her nurse.
How does Shakespeare show the reader that Juliet is much closer with her Nurse than with her mother?
Lady Capulet stresses the qualities of him being rich and being a cousin of the prince. How can you tell that Juliet might be closer to the nurse than her mother? Juliet jokes with the nurse. The reader can also see this at the beginning when Lady Capulet does not know where Juliet is, but the nurse does.
How does Juliet react to the nurse’s advice to marry Paris?
How does Juliet react to the nurse’s advice at the end of Act Three regarding marriage to Paris? She is furious and will no longer trust the nurse. After Tybalt’s death, when Juliet cries, “O Serpent heart, hid with a flow’ring face!” she is implying that… Romeo’s seeming goodness has deceived her.
What does Juliet promise to her mother?
Juliet claims that she can look at Paris on the surface (physically), but she can look no further. She cannot look deeper than the surface just because of her mother’s acceptance (“I’ll look to like, if looking liking move;/But no more deep will I endart mine eye/Than your consent gives strength to make it fly.”)