Character Study
- 1. NURSE
- 2. WHAT KIND OF PERSON IS SHE AT THE BEGINNING? Like Juliet’s mother or sister and best friend Person Juliet finds comfort in Knows everything in Juliet’s life Always biased towards Juliet Supportive of Juliet’s rash decision to marry Romeo Helps Juliet continue her relationship with Romeo
- 3. WHAT KIND OF PERSON IS SHE AT THE END? WHAT CAUSED THE CHANGES - A TURNING POINT? Turning Point: When Romeo kills Tybalt Stops supporting Juliet so much Starts to look at what’s best for Juliet, not what she wants Tells Juliet she should just give up on Romeo and marry Paris Lost the most at the end, losing Juliet above already losing her child and husband before working for the Capulets
- 4. WHAT IS THE MORAL LOW POINT AND THE MORAL HIGH POINT FOR HER? Moral low point: When she knows that the Capulets and Montagues are swore enemies, and finds out about Romeo and Juliet’s relationship but still helps them in continuing to pursue their love. Moral high point: When she thinks about what is the best for Juliet instead of what Juliet wants such as when she tells he maybe it’s the best if she marries Paris and forgets about Romeo.
- 5. HOW MUCH IS SHE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS TRAGEDY? She has a pretty large responsibility for this tragedy considering she was one of the few people, who knew about it and supported it. She helped Juliet many times to communicate with Romeo and she did not work to end their love, but to make it blossom. Even though it looked like she was doing a good deed, at the end of the story, we all know Romeo and Juliet both died due to their forbidden love.
- 6. WHAT SHOULD SHE HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY? She could have and should have thought about what Romeo and Juliet’s forbidden love could cost at the end. Would it really have worked out with the opposing families and all the hatred towards each other? Was it really the best decision to let Juliet continue with this love of hers, and more so even help her? The nurse just knows how to spoil Juliet like she would spoil her own daughter, since her child died already. She should have sat down with Romeo and Juliet and give them a lecture on the dangers of this romance, on what could happen to them. If she did, then maybe this tragedy would not even have occurred. Whatever choice the two lovers make, whether to run away or to stay and face their families, it would have been done with more care and thought. Romeo probably would not be banished from Verona, and this love story could have ended in a happily ever after.
- 7. HOW WOULD THIS CHARACTER DRESS? WHAT GENERAL STYLE OF CLOTHING WOULD SUIT HER? The nurse would dress in simple colors and fashion styles, unlike Juliet or Lady Capulet. It would show her place in the household as a nurse - not lower or higher. The general style of clothing that would suit her would be what nuns where today. Black and white, with a sophisicated but yet simple look. It would be easy to move in compared to what the higher class families’ girls wear.
- 8. WHAT COLORS WOULD BEST REPRESENT HER? WHY? Yellow, because it is the color of sunshine. It is associated with joy, happiness, and energy. The nurse is a very happy person who is always helping Juliet with her many problems. She is like Juliet’s shield to everything bad in her life. Whenever the Nurse appears, Juliet can find comfort in her, the Nurse is Juliet’s sunshine. The best color to represent her would be yellow.
- 9. WHAT IS ONE HAND PROP SHE WOULD USE OFTEN OR BE ASSOCIATED TO? WHY? A duster because she would walk around the house all the time looking for chores to complete and one of the on-going chores she would do would be to dust everything she passes. Also, when she’s she’s communicating with Juliet, Lady Capulet, etc. she would probably be busy moving around the room dusting all the counters, bookshelves, everything.
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