Nurse is a character in Romeo and Juliet.
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Nurse is a side character who appears in William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet.
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Nurse (Pat Heywood) and Juliet (Olivia Hussey) in Romeo and Juliet 1968.
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Nurse is Juliet's maid and on the side of the house of Capulet. She is the one who nursed Juliet when she was a baby, as was the custom in that point in time. Nurse, much like Friar Lawrence, serves as one of the influential adults in the play, and a guiding influence on Juliet. However, her main role is to provide comic relief to the audience and be Juliet's sole confidant.
She also says frequently that Juliet is the prettiest baby she had ever nursed. When Nurse tells her stories, it is evident that she is rather scatterbrained and airheaded. However, Nurse very personally wants Juliet to be married and happy. Upon Romeo and Juliet meeting, Nurse is the one to see Romeo afterwards. She warns Romeo not to lead Juliet down the wrong path, but other than that, she seems genuinely happy that Romeo and Juliet are pursuing their ambitions as young lovers, albeit be forbidden.