Act 2, Scene 5: The Nurse Stalls

Prompt E:
The Nurse and Juliet have a playful yet friendly relationship. During their interaction in scene 5, the Nurse plays on Juliet's impatience as friendly banter. Rather than answering Juliet's questions, she asks her irrelevant questions, such as,"where is your mother?" (107). Afterwards, she finally describes Romeo. This shows that while Nurse is willing to help Juliet and Romeo's relationship, she still jokes around with her. Juliet does not like this, but does not get too angry and finally realizes the nurse is joking with her. This interaction between the two characters shows us the nurse's loyalty or lack thereof to the Capulets.