Interesting Character
In Romeo and Juliet, the main characters are Romeo, Juliet, and sometimes Mercutio, who is now dead, and Benvolio. Each one played a significant role in the play, but they are not what I am most interested in. There's one character that I'm not sure of. Are they bad, or good? That character is the nurse. I chose the nurse because I'm not sure what role exactly she takes on. Is she a peacemaker, like Benvolio, or is she a troublemaker like Tybalt. Which side is she on?
In the play, the nurse is clearly in the Capulet household. But she's just a nurse, right? Maybe not. She's always talking to Juliet and she even tried to help her get Romeo to her. However, that's just what we've seen her do. Right now, she's good if you are on the young love team. Maybe she's secretly trying to break them apart. She might be telling the Capulet parents about everything that Juliet tells her.
Another reason I think that she is more significant than she seems is because she's so concealed into Juliet's thoughts, and not her own. We never knew what she was doing with her own thoughts, on her own time. We've only seen her with Juliet. But who knows? Maybe she's not significant, and she just does whatever Juliet tells her to do. I just think that she could possibly be hidden from us for a reason.
So is the nurse bad or good? We'll find out. But for now, she's just concealed in Juliet's thoughts and demands. And she may never come out.
