scene 3

• Who does Lady Capulet call for help in finding her daughter?

  The Nurse
• Why does Lady Capulet initially dismiss the Nurse?

  To speak with Juliet alone
• What does the Nurse begin to tell before Lady Capulet can speak?

  A long story about Juliet's childhood
• How does Juliet react to the Nurse's story?

  She forcefully commands the Nurse to stop
• What does Lady Capulet ask Juliet about marriage?

  What she thinks about getting married
• How does Juliet respond to her mother's question about marriage?

  She has not given it any thought
• What does Lady Capulet reveal about her own experience with marriage?

  She married at a young age
• Who has expressed interest in marrying Juliet?

  The valiant Paris
• What does Juliet agree to do regarding Paris?

  She will look upon him at the feast
• What announcement does a servingman make?

  The beginning of the feast
• What theme is developed in this scene regarding parental influence?

  • Strong influence of parents over daughters
  • Lady Capulet pressures Juliet about marriage
  • Juliet feels compelled to consider Paris
• How does Juliet express her feelings about Paris and her mother's influence?

  She will follow her mother's advice
• What does the Nurse's story imply about Juliet's future?

  It suggests her fate in marriage
• What does the Nurse's husband's comment about Juliet imply?

  Juliet is viewed as a potential object of sexuality
• How do the three main female characters differ in this scene?

  • Lady Capulet: flighty, ineffectual mother
  • Nurse: vulgar, familiar with Juliet
  • Juliet: naïve but shows strength and intelligence
• What does Juliet's ability to stop the Nurse's story reveal about her character?

  She has strength and intelligence
• How does Juliet's phrase about Paris reflect her situation?

  It shows her passive resistance to control
• What comparison is drawn between servants and masters in this scene?

  • The Nurse's daughter died young
  • The Nurse's husband has also died
  • Reflects the Nurse's lower social status
• “Yea,” quoth he, “dost thou fall upon thy face?”Thou wilt fall backward when thou hast more wit,Wilt thou not, Jule?” (1.3.)
• It is an honour that I dream not of (1.3.)
• I’ll look to like, if looking liking move,But no more deep will I endart mine eyeThan your consent gives strength to make it fly. (1.3.)