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Romeo And Juliet's Betrayal Quotes

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Juliet also has a very close relationship with her Nurse, since she has been a mother figure her entire life, although their friendship eventuates in destructive love. So when the Nurse tells Juliet to forget Romeo and marry Paris instead, as revealed in the quote: “I think it best you married with the County,” Here Shakespeare’s irregular iambic pentameter emphasises the impact of the Nurse’s disloyalty. Juliet is outraged by her betrayal and harshly calls her a “most wicked fiend!” Juliet feels that she can no longer confide in her and the impact of this sudden betrayal of trust, encourages Juliet to seek help from the Friar, which is a contributing factor to Juliet taking the potion. The Nurse’s actions were not malicious, she merely acted

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