nurse

• ''What, lamb! What, ladybird!''

  • nouns, terms of endearment- reveals nurses maternal connection to juliet
  • here nurse is the foil to lady c as she expresses outward affection and love to juliet
  • AO3- in the old testement lambs were sacrificed to provide temporary cover from sins, juliet is sacrificed to end the fued
• 'I am the drudge and toil in your delight'

  • delight- in a state of happiness and contentment, the nurse strives to ensure these luxuries for juliet
  • drudge- hard, tiresome and often unrewarding work, shows shes dedicated and duitful towards Juliet
  • AO3- elizabethen society had a rigid class structure, the nurse was lower class and she would have dedicated her life to serving higher classes
• 'I think it best you married the county'

  • best- superlative adjective, suggests she has evaluated the situation and feels it is the correct option
  • County- proper noun, highlighting his social staus to Juliet to try and pursuade her to marry him
  • could be seen as a betrayal, is she trying to help juliet or protecting herself and her job
  • AO3- nurse is trapped just like juliet and cannot afford to lose her job, she would face destitution if fired