Title: How and why does Juliet's relationship with the Nurse change in Romeo and Juliet? Is Juliet justified in her feelings toward the nurse?  - eNotes.com
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Romeo and Juliet
? Is Juliet justified in her feelings toward the nurse?

Romeo and Juliet
How and why does Juliet's relationship with the Nurse change in Romeo and Juliet? Is Juliet justified in her feelings toward the nurse?
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Throughout the course of the play, Juliet ’s relationship with the Nurse changes several times. As her Nurse has raised Juliet since she was an infant, they have been very close. However, until the play’s action begins, Juliet was largely behaving as a child. She now matures into a young woman who contemplates marriage, in part because her parents, the Capulets, think it is time for her to marry. Juliet, however, is inspired by falling in love with Romeo, a man from the rival Montague family. This change in Juliet prompts the first significant change in the women’s relationship. Juliet enlists the Nurse’s help in arranging her rendezvous with her beloved, which will result in their marriage. Juliet believes that her request is justified, but she is asking the Nurse to risk losing her job. Nevertheless, the Nurse places her loyalty to her young charge over her obedience to Juliet’s parents. The second change occurs after Juliet marries Romeo but keeps the news a secret.