Annotated list of all appearances and all mentions of Peter [First played by Will Kemp, a famous comedian. These two, as they approach the young men, become the targets for more jokes, starting with Romeo's cry, "A sail, a sail!
Apparently Romeo and Mercutio consider the Nurse and Peter to be overdressed, so that his shirt and her smock look like ships' sails. The Nurse, putting on airs, commands, "Peter! Will Kemp probably had some shtick to make the audience laugh -- pulling the fan out of his pants, presenting the fan with elaborate politeness, that sort of thing.
A little later in the scene the Nurse scolds Peter for not defending her against Mercutio's bawdy joking, saying "And thou must stand by too, and suffer [allow] every knave to use me at his pleasure!
The humor lies in the fact that she tries to affect the language and manners of educated people. In conversation, she rambles off from one thought to another. She does not know when to be silent and introduces matters that should not be revealed.
The chief characteristic of the Nurse is her ignorance. This ignorance, combined with her pompous manners and self-importance, make her a really humorous character. She struts about the street followed by her page Peter. She orders him about whenever she meets strangers and puts on airs with her fan. Her talkativeness and love of gossip are found throughout the play and are usually filled with humor.
In spite of her good points, the Nurse is weak of will. She is unable to decide who is the better husband for Juliet: Paris or Romeo.
She calls Romeo, a most excellent young man, courteous, kind and handsome, virtuous and she will do everything in her power to bring about their marriage. When Romeo is exiled, she feels Paris is a better husband for Juliet. Her dishonesty and disloyalty are found in her acceptance of a bribe from Romeo and deserting him in favor of Paris. For all her upbringing of Juliet, she is unable to understand her true feelings and fails to read her intentions when she apparently accepts Paris.
In spite of her shortcomings, the Nurse strives to be a good caretaker for Juliet. She believes that all that she does is in the best interests of her mistress.
The Nurse, for all her vanity and pretentiousness, is trusty faithful and sincere at heart. Prince Escalus Prince Escalus is the absolute ruler of an independent Italian city-state. Montague Romeo's father, who is concerned by his son's melancholy behavior. Balthasar Romeo's servant.
He brings Romeo the news in Mantua that Juliet is dead. An Apothecary A poverty-stricken chemist, who illegally sells poison to Romeo. Escalus, Prince of Verona The symbol of law and order in Verona, but he fails to prevent further outbreaks of the violence between the Montagues and Capulets. Only the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, rather than the authority of the prince, restore peace.
The Friar is prevented from getting to Mantua and the message does not reach Romeo. Like her husband, she is concerned by her son's withdrawn and secretive behavior. The news of Romeo's banishment breaks her heart, and she dies of grief. Previous About Romeo and Juliet. Next Prologue.
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