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
Headings: How and why does Juliet's relationship with the Nurse change in
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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Content: The Nurse is also a foil to Juliet. A foil is a character who provides a contrast to another character. For a more complete discussion of how the Nurse is a foil to Juliet see the link below. In Act III, Scene 5, Lord Capulet breaks the news to Juliet that he has promised her in marriage to Count Paris. When Juliet refuses (she is already married to Romeo), Capulet flies into a rage and berates his daughter, threatening to disown her. At first the Nurse attempts to defend Juliet. She says,
God in heaven bless her! You are to blame, my lord, to rate her so. But later, after Capulet has left, the Nurse advises Juliet to forget Romeo (he has been banished to Mantua) and marry Paris. She does not understand the devotion Juliet feels for Romeo.