In Act II Mercutio and the Nurse play important roles How are they character foils to Romeo and Juliet?

Answer 1

Mercutio is witty, light-hearted, a bit of a trickster, and even as he lays dying makes one final pun..."...you will find me a grave man..."

Romeo is depressed, introspective, and very serious about life. Mercutio serves to show how thoughtful Romeo is.

The nurse is blunt, a mother to Juliet and concerned only with the happiness and safety of the girl. By her motherly love for Juliet, we are made more aware of Romeo's passionate love for her.

• Mercutio is witty, light-hearted, a bit of a trickster, and even as he lays dying makes one final pun..."...you will find me a grave man..."

  Romeo is depressed, introspective, and very serious about life. Mercutio serves to show how thoughtful Romeo is.

  The nurse is blunt, a mother to Juliet and concerned only with the happiness and safety of the girl. By her motherly love for Juliet, we are made more aware of Romeo's passionate love for her.

Answer 2

They are similar because... .They are both loyal companions of Romeo and Juliet .They both make strange and inappropriate remarks and speechs .They both think love is but a matter of sexual appitite

Answer 3

The Nurse and Friar aren't the best foil in Romeo and Juliet, Benvolio and Tybalt are. But they are indeed a foil, not a nonfoil like the person before said. The Nurse is very outgoing, and isn't afraid to give a straight out answer. She thinks that to have sex and have babies will make a women happy, and she talks about this in company that she probably shouldn't. For example, Juliet's mother. If you hadn't seen it before, the Nurse was what you called a "wet nurse". She breastfed Juliet, and cares about her a lot.

The Friar on the other hand, is a spiritual father. He talks to Romeo about how he said that he loved another before, and how he was foolish to think that this was any different. He is the complete opposite of the Nurse, he wouldn't be caught dead talking about something like that. Instead he thinks of the logic, and although he will indeed marry Romeo and Juliet, he thinks that Romeo should think about it.

Answer 4

Mercutio is a man, the nurse is a woman. Mercutio hangs around with Montagues, the nurse hangs around with Capulets. Mercutio is a relative of a noble family, the nurse is a servant. Mercutio is young, the nurse is old.

Answer 5

At the end of Act 2 scene 5, the nurse says she is going to dinner, but the text does not say what she served for dinner. Possibly roast pheasant and a green salad. Or maybe polenta with a meat sauce. Or butter tarts with mint tea.