Monologue

Nurse Monologue from Romeo and Juliet

From Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

female · anguished · 1:02 min

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Faith, here it is. Romeo is banished; and all the world to nothing That he dares ne’er come back to challenge you. Or if he do, it needs must be by stealth. Then, since the case so stands as now it doth, I think it best you married with the County. O, he’s a lovely gentleman. Romeo’s a dishclout to him. An eagle, madam, Hath not so green, so quick, so fair an eye As Paris hath. Beshrew my very heart, I think you are happy in this second match, For it excels your first: or if it did not, Your first is dead, or ’twere as good he were, As living here and you no use of him.

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The Nurse is trying to comfort Juliet by suggesting she marry Paris after Romeo's banishment, expressing her belief that Paris is a better match, which creates tension between loyalty to Romeo and the harsh reality of their situation.

40s · sadness · love · betrayal · fate · family

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