As Juliet is wanting to get married to Romeo, she sends the Nurse to the Montague household as a messenger for both of the lovers. As she is worrying about what Romeo has answered instead of how the Nurse's old age is affecting her from being able to move around at all, the Nurse returns and Juliet is excited to her what Romeo says. But instead of hearing good news, the Nurse starts complaining about how her back and other parts of her body is hurting to Juliet. As Juliet is nagging back to the Nurse, she is eager of hearing what her lover said. The Nurse starts telling her that why doesn't she do her own messaging herself; Juliet counters her by saying, "Here's such a coil"(109). In the end, the Nurse tells Juliet that he agrees to marry her and tells her where the ceremony is at, "Friar Lawrence's Cell", and they exit the scene(109).
Prompt C:
- Nurse- How far is the Montague household from the Capulet household?
- Nurse- Are you saying that Romeo is not a good choice Juliet?
- Juliet- Why don't you do your own messaging yourself than letting the Nurse about to kill herself by going back and fourth?
- Nurse- What do you mean when you said "I am the drudge and toil in your delight"?
- Juliet- Why are you so worried about what Romeo would say if he is truly in love with you?
Prompt D:
Juliet says to herself, " Driving back shadows over louring hills. Therefore do nimble-pinioned doves draw Love, And therefore hath the wind-swift Cupid wings. Now is the sun upon the highmost hill"(105).
This quote is able to create an image of how the sun is behind some hills when it is down or feeling not loved, but when in love the sun is up high and happy. Also, this quote sounds as it is mean't to be in the topic of love as it introduces Cupid, the god of desire and love, in it. I like this quote because it is related for many people especially if they are in love.
Your summary is very accurate to the events of this scene. It summarizes what happens in a way that does not give too much detail away. The summary makes one want to read the scene and find out the details.
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ReplyDeleteIn your summary, you quoted "Here's such a coil" (109). To most people nowadays, this means absolutely nothing, since it is written in Shakespearean language. You should probably translate it into modern English so that people understand the importance of that quote in the summary.
Magaly
ReplyDeleteWhen the Nurse says "I am the drudge and toil in your delight"< She means that her pain makes Juliet happy which is not true. The Nurse is just venting.
I think for Prompt C question 4, the Nurse means that Juliet is taking advantage of herself doing the dirty work for her all of the time when she says, "I am the drudge and toil in your delight".
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