AQA GCSE English Literature · 8702
Paper 1
A trusted person with whom someone shares private feelings or secrets.
Revise: The NurseThe Nurse is a servant in the Capulet household, but to Juliet she is much more than an employee. She has breastfed and raised Juliet, knows the details of her childhood and becomes her confidante. Shakespeare makes this relationship important to both the love story and the tragedy: the Nurse helps Juliet marry Romeo, but later advises her to replace him with Paris.
- Revise: Gratiano and Nerissa
A trusted companion with whom someone shares private thoughts and feelings.