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In well-to-do families like the Capulets, mothers did not breastfeed babies themselves. Instead, they hired poorer women who had recently had a baby of their own and who were therefore producing milk to feed both children. Sometimes the nurse's own child got less food and suffered as a result.
Being breastfed by a woman makes a kind of mother and child bond which was intensified when, as was often the case, the real mother showed no interest in the child and carried on with her own activities, only occasionally remembering that she was a mother. The real job of mothering was done by servants, and often (as in the case of Juliet), the servant was the same person as the nurse who breastfed the child.
The idea of hiring servants to raise your children is not confined to the distant past. Check out the book or film "The Help" for an example in the United States only about fifty years ago.
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Who raised Juliet since she was born?
Lady Capulet is Juliets mother BUT the nurse brought Juliet up. Juliet was raised in Italy in the house of Lord and Lady Capulet, her parents. But largely by her Nurse and servant Angelica.
Who carries the message about wedding arrangements from Romeo to Juliet?
In both the play and the movie, it is the nurse who raised Juliet, who carries the wedding information between Romeo and Juliet.
Who raised the children in romeo and Juliet?
There is no information about how anyone apart from Juliet was raised, but it is clear that Juliet was raised by her Nurse with minimal contact with her parents. This is made clear when Mrs. Capulet is unable to talk to Juliet about the proposed marriage to Paris without having the Nurse present. Mrs. C is clearly uneasy about being alone with her daughter.
How well does the nurse know Juliet?
Nurse loves Juliet because she has cared for her since she was born. Nurse was like a mother to Juliet, and Nurse's own daughter died, so she replaced her deceased daughter with Juliet, since they were the same age.
What kind of relationship does the nurse have with Juliet?
This is from the point of view of having played the role of Juliet. Juliet loves her mother in a dutiful daughter way, but they do not have a warm, close relationship. She respects her mother, and wants to live up to her mother's expectations, but finds she must rebel in order to keep the sanctity of her (secret) marriage to Romeo. Juliet's relationship with the nurse is much warmer. It is the nurse who breastfed Juliet (probably until she was three or so); it is the nurse who cares for Juliet when she is sick, who sits on her bed and holds her hand when Juliet is afraid, who helps her get dressed for parties, who listens to all her girlish chatter. The nurse is much more of what we, nowadays, would think of as a mother. However, the nurse is also foolish and fickle, and these characteristics cause Juliet to eventually turn from her nurse, and realize that she is truly alone in the world.
Who has practically raised Juliet in romeo and Juliet?
The Nurse.
Why is Juliet angry at the nurse?
because the nurse is big fat and ugly and has no friends and orderes juliet around that is why she is angry at the nurse
Who raised Juliet since she was born?
Lady Capulet is Juliets mother BUT the nurse brought Juliet up. Juliet was raised in Italy in the house of Lord and Lady Capulet, her parents. But largely by her Nurse and servant Angelica.
Who carries the message about wedding arrangements from Romeo to Juliet?
In both the play and the movie, it is the nurse who raised Juliet, who carries the wedding information between Romeo and Juliet.
Who raised the children in romeo and Juliet?
There is no information about how anyone apart from Juliet was raised, but it is clear that Juliet was raised by her Nurse with minimal contact with her parents. This is made clear when Mrs. Capulet is unable to talk to Juliet about the proposed marriage to Paris without having the Nurse present. Mrs. C is clearly uneasy about being alone with her daughter.
How well does the nurse know Juliet?
Nurse loves Juliet because she has cared for her since she was born. Nurse was like a mother to Juliet, and Nurse's own daughter died, so she replaced her deceased daughter with Juliet, since they were the same age.
What kind of relationship does the nurse have with Juliet?
This is from the point of view of having played the role of Juliet. Juliet loves her mother in a dutiful daughter way, but they do not have a warm, close relationship. She respects her mother, and wants to live up to her mother's expectations, but finds she must rebel in order to keep the sanctity of her (secret) marriage to Romeo. Juliet's relationship with the nurse is much warmer. It is the nurse who breastfed Juliet (probably until she was three or so); it is the nurse who cares for Juliet when she is sick, who sits on her bed and holds her hand when Juliet is afraid, who helps her get dressed for parties, who listens to all her girlish chatter. The nurse is much more of what we, nowadays, would think of as a mother. However, the nurse is also foolish and fickle, and these characteristics cause Juliet to eventually turn from her nurse, and realize that she is truly alone in the world.
Who brought Juliet?
Lady Capulet is Juliets mother BUT the nurse brought Juliet up. Juliet was raised in Italy in the house of Lord and Lady Capulet, her parents. But largely by her Nurse and servant Angelica.
Who whether Juliet would be more likely to share secrets with and ask favors of her mother or her Nurse?
Early in the play, the answer is the Nurse. Juliet was born when her mother was quite young, and was turned over to the Nurse who breastfed Juliet, and basically raised her as her own daughter. The Nurse is a mother to Juliet. She has had little communication with her real mother. Shakespeare shows us this in Act 1 by having Mrs. Capulet send the Nurse away so she can talk privately to Juliet and then call her back in a panic when she realizes that she has no idea how to talk to Juliet. As a result, it is the Nurse Juliet trusts, not her mother.Later in the play, Juliet will not trust either of them.
Who does Juliet send to speak with Romeo?
The Nurse. :)
Who first tells romeo and Juliet who other is?
They both learn their respective identities from the nurse: Romeo first, then Juliet.
Who does Romeo tell to ask Juliet to meet him in the afternoon at Friar Laurence's cell where they will be married.?
Juliet's nurse.
