Romeo and Juliet

discuss the two significant relationships in the play so far??

i think it the nurse and juliet and how are they presented in the play

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The nurse is a servant in the Capulet household, and she is often interpreted as a comic foil to Juliet. The nurse also seems to be in higher standing than the other servants, since she is a companion to Juliet and is present during private family conversations.

The nurse's main role in the play is as a companion and advisor to Juliet. She feels affection for Juliet, whom she has cared for since Juliet was an infant. We also learn that the nurse lost her own child, Susan, and perhaps she views Juliet as a daughter. Her affection for Juliet remains constant throughout the play, even if her advice is questionable. Juliet trusts the nurse implicitly, and the nurse assists Juliet in communicating and meeting with Romeo.

On the morning after the lovers' one night of married happiness together, the nurse warns them that Romeo needs to leave Juliet's bedroom because Lady Capulet is coming. When Lord Capulet scolds Juliet harshly, the nurse tells him he is wrong to do so. She does not back down, so that he even yells at her. When Juliet and the nurse are left alone after the angry scene with Juliet's parents, the nurse tries to comfort and console Juliet.

The nurse is depicted as a practical, down-to- earth character, and in the end, she advises Juliet to marry Paris. Even though she knows Juliet is married to Romeo, she believes that Romeo's banishment makes him useless to Juliet. She sees no obstacle to a second marriage in Juliet's secret wedding vows pronounced to Romeo. She even helps in the kitchen the night before the planned wedding between Juliet and Paris.

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