The Women Of Shakespear

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Scene III, between Juliet, her mother and the nurse shows the formality that Juliet has with her mother. Juliet calls her mother Madam and behaves very submissive and obediently. Lady Capulet is very detached from Juliet’s upbringing, which is obvious by the lack of knowledge regarding her child’s age. The nurse raised Juliet and breast-fed her as an infant. This fact helps explain the close relationship shared between the nurse and Juliet. The nurse was Juliet’s emotional mother while Lady Capulet was her biological mother. Her mother wants to know how she would feel about marrying Paris, a young count. Lady Capulet emphasizes that attractiveness is very important and that every attractive man needs an attractive wife. There is no discussion of love, intimacy or companionship. The nurse talks of sexual intimacy as being the only happiness in a marriage and tells her to aim for “happy nights”. Juliet does not get excited by the prospect of ...

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they will be married. The nurse is attempting to get sympathy and appreciation from Juliet. She tells Juliet that she needs to go do more bidding for her, so she may have a wedding night with Romeo. She implies that her virginity will be lost and that she will be working hard all night. The nurse throughout the play makes references to sex almost every time she speaks. Juliet’s elation at her forthcoming marriage makes the conclusion to the play much more unfortunate. She has such hope and anticipation at their future, that the lack of a future is tragic.
The monologue by Juliet Act III, Scene II, shows how eager she is to lose her virginity. She has a sense of foreboding ...

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