Romeo and Juliet
Describe how Juliet describes the nurse and how this reveals aspects of how the elderly are viewed at this time.
Act 2 scene 5-6
Act 2 scene 5-6
Juliet describes the nurse as slow and taking too long to come back. She says the old nurse does not understand the urgency of love and passion. Juliet is, like some young people, rather self-absorbed. She does not understand that the nurse was once young as well and understands better than her the impulsiveness of young love.