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Juliet: The clock struck nine when I did send the nurse;
In half an hour she promis'd to return.
Perchance she cannot meet him: that's not so.
—Romeo and Juliet,
William Shakespeare
Make an inference about the characters and their motivations in this scene.
What did Juliet do?
What did the nurse do?
What motivated Juliet to make this request?
What motivated the nurse to go on this quest?
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What did Juliet do?
- She sent the Nurse out to find Romeo and bring back news. The lines show Juliet has just timed the Nurse’s errand (she left at nine) and expects her back in half an hour with information.
What did the Nurse do?
- The Nurse went to meet Romeo (or to seek him out and arrange the next step between them) and promised Juliet she would return quickly with his answer. In other words, she undertook a quick errand as Juliet’s messenger.
What motivated Juliet to make this request?
- Love and impatience: Juliet wants confirmation and to advance the secret relationship (plans for marriage) as soon as possible. She trusts the Nurse as her confidante and messenger and is anxious for reassurance, so she sends the Nurse to secure Romeo’s response quickly.
What motivated the Nurse to go on this quest?
- Duty, affection, and loyalty: the Nurse cares for Juliet like a mother and feels responsible for helping her happiness. She fulfills the young woman’s wishes, both out of obligation as Juliet’s attendant and out of personal fondness for Juliet (and perhaps some curiosity and eagerness to be involved).
- She sent the Nurse out to find Romeo and bring back news. The lines show Juliet has just timed the Nurse’s errand (she left at nine) and expects her back in half an hour with information.
What did the Nurse do?
- The Nurse went to meet Romeo (or to seek him out and arrange the next step between them) and promised Juliet she would return quickly with his answer. In other words, she undertook a quick errand as Juliet’s messenger.
What motivated Juliet to make this request?
- Love and impatience: Juliet wants confirmation and to advance the secret relationship (plans for marriage) as soon as possible. She trusts the Nurse as her confidante and messenger and is anxious for reassurance, so she sends the Nurse to secure Romeo’s response quickly.
What motivated the Nurse to go on this quest?
- Duty, affection, and loyalty: the Nurse cares for Juliet like a mother and feels responsible for helping her happiness. She fulfills the young woman’s wishes, both out of obligation as Juliet’s attendant and out of personal fondness for Juliet (and perhaps some curiosity and eagerness to be involved).
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