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In the confrontation with her parents after Romeo’s departure, Juliet shows her full maturity. She dominates the conversation with her mother, who cannot keep up with Juliet’s intelligence and therefore has no idea that Juliet is proclaiming her love for Romeo under the guise of saying just the opposite.
Juliet is weeping at Romeo's departure, but tells her mother that she's not well. Her mother, however, jumps to the conclusion that Juliet is weeping over the death of Tybalt. Thus begins a dialogue in which Lady Capulet speaks of Tybalt but Juliet's replies--unknown to her mother--are about Romeo.
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Jul 31, 2015 · Almost immediately her mother comes to announce that Juliet must marry Paris. When Juliet refuses, her father becomes enraged and vows to put her out on the streets. The Nurse recommends that Juliet forget the banished Romeo and regard Paris as a more desirable husband.
Juliet tells her mother that she feels unwell, and Lady Capulet wonders how Juliet can still be so upset over Tybalt’s death. Lady Capulet reasons that Juliet’s grief is probably due to...
Quick answer: Throughout Romeo and Juliet, the Nurse is more of a mother to Juliet than Juliet's biological mother, and there are several quotes that clearly demonstrate the Nurse's motherly...
ROMEO. Let me be caught. Let me be put to death. I’ll be happy, if that’s how you want it. I’ll say the grayness over there is not the coming morning. Rather, it’s a pale reflection of the moon. And that isn’t the lark singing in the sky above our heads. I’d rather stay than go. Come on, death!
[Note: Because Peter is told to "stay at the gate," not the door, and because later in the scene Juliet says that her mother is "within," editors often locate this scene in Capulet's garden.]
