contrast the characters in this excerpt from act i, scene iii of romeo and juliet. lady capulet: this is the…
contrast the characters in this excerpt from act i, scene iii of romeo and juliet. lady capulet: this is the matter. nurse, give leave awhile. we must talk in secret: nurse, come back again; i have rememberd me, thous hear our counsel. thou knowst my daughters of a pretty age. nurse: faith, i can tell her age unto an hour. lady capulet: shes not fourteen. nurse: ill lay fourteen of my teeth— and yet to my teen be it spoken i have but four— she is not fourteen. what does this passage convey about these two characters? o nurse wants to build a stronger relationship with lady capulet. o nurse resents lady capulets great wealth and power. o lady capulet is jealous of nurses strong love for juliet. o lady capulet is juliets mother but nurse knows juliet best.
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Brief Explanations:
In the passage, Lady Capulet is Juliet's mother. The Nurse has been with Juliet since her birth and knows her well. The exchange shows that while Lady Capulet is Juliet's mother, the Nurse has an intimate - knowing relationship with Juliet as she can even tell her age precisely.
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Lady Capulet is Juliet's mother but Nurse knows Juliet best.