Exploring the Nurse in Romeo and Juliet

The video analyzes the character of the Nurse in Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet', highlighting her role as both a comic figure and a nurturing presence. It explores her relationship with Juliet, Shakespeare's use of language, and the significance of her absence in the play's final scene. The Nurse's character transcends her lower social status, symbolizing important themes of nurturing and comedy.

What is the Nurse's role in Juliet's life as introduced in the first scene?

• A distant relative

• A close friend

• A surrogate mother

• A school teacher

Why does Lady Capulet call the Nurse back after asking her to leave?

• She needs the Nurse to prepare a meal

• She forgot to give her instructions

• She feels she cannot talk to Juliet without the Nurse

• She wants the Nurse to fetch something

What type of speech does Shakespeare use for the Nurse in Act 1, Scene 3?

• Prose

• Rhymed verse

• Blank verse

• Free verse

What does the use of blank verse for the Nurse signify?

• Her low social status

• Her comedic role

• Her importance in the play

• Her relationship with Lady Capulet

What role does the Nurse play in the relationship between Romeo and Juliet?

• She tries to separate them

• She is indifferent to their relationship

• She nurtures and supports their relationship

• She opposes their relationship

Which of the following actions does the Nurse NOT perform?

• Snatching a dagger from Romeo

• Setting up a rope ladder for Romeo

• Delivering a message to Romeo

• Arranging Juliet's marriage to Paris

What is a malapropism?

• A type of blank verse

• A serious speech error

• A form of rhymed verse

• A misuse of a word for humorous effect

Which word did the Nurse misuse when she said 'protest' instead of the correct word?

• Protect

• Propose

• Proclaim

• Profess

How does Juliet's relationship with the Nurse change as the play progresses?

• It becomes more professional

• It weakens

• It remains the same

• It becomes stronger

What does the Nurse's absence in the final scene symbolize?

• The end of the Capulet family

• The resolution of the feud

• The loss of nurturing and comedy

• The Nurse's death