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The Nurse
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What is the main focus of the video discussed?
Analyzing the character of the
Nurse
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How is the Nurse initially perceived in the play?
As a
comic
character to lighten the mood
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What does Shakespeare's use of the Nurse's funny lines suggest?
She has a deeper
significance
beyond comedy
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In which act and scene does the audience first meet the Nurse?
Act 1
,
Scene 3
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What does the Nurse's long story about Juliet's childhood reveal?
Her close
relationship
with Juliet
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What does Lady Capulet's request for the Nurse to leave imply?
There
is
distance
between
mother
and
child
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How does the Nurse demonstrate her closeness to Juliet?
She can tell Juliet's age to the
hour
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What role does a wet nurse play in Elizabethan England?
Breastfeeds the child of a
higher class
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What does the Nurse's role as a wet nurse signify about her status?
She is of
lower social class
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What happened to the Nurse's daughter, Susan?
She
died
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How does the Nurse's life revolve around Juliet?
Her
happiness
is centered on Juliet
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What does the use of blank verse signify for the Nurse's character?
She is significant and not just
comic relief
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What is blank verse in Shakespeare's works?
Iambic pentameter
that does not rhyme
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Who is the first character to speak in blank verse?
Benvolio
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Why is the Nurse's use of blank verse significant?
It highlights her
importance
in the play
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How does the Nurse's dialogue change throughout the play?
She sometimes switches to
prose
for humor
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What does the Nurse symbolize in the play?
Nurturing
and comedy
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What role does the Nurse play in Juliet and Romeo's relationship?
She
nurtures
their relationship
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How does the Nurse help Juliet after meeting Romeo?
She identifies him and
facilitates
meetings
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What does the Nurse do in Act 3 Scene 2?
She warns
Juliet
about
Lady Capulet
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How does the Nurse's humor manifest in the play?
Through
malapropisms
and
comic dialogue
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What is the effect of the Nurse dragging out the news of Romeo's proposal?
It creates
comedic
tension with
Juliet
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How does Juliet's relationship with the Nurse change?
It weakens as Juliet
matures
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What does Juliet tell the Nurse in Act 4 Scene 3?
To leave her
alone
for the
night
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Why is the Nurse's absence in the final scene significant?
It symbolizes loss of
nurturing
and comedy
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What does the prologue suggest about the ending of the play?
It hints at a
positive
resolution for families
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What does Crystal Bartolovich argue about the Nurse's role?
She represents
nurturing
and
comedy
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What key quotations relate to the Nurse's nurturing role?
"I can tell her
age
into an hour"
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How does the Nurse's use of malapropisms contribute to the play?
It adds humor and highlights her
character
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What are the main themes represented by the Nurse in Romeo and Juliet?
Nurturing
Comedy
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How does the Nurse's character evolve throughout the play?
Starts as a nurturing figure
Becomes a source of conflict for
Juliet
Relationship weakens as Juliet matures
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What is the significance of the Nurse's absence at the end of the play?
Represents loss of nurturing and comedy
Highlights the
tragic
social order
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