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GCSE English Literature · key term
A practical approach that prioritises what seems workable in the circumstances.
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An approach that prioritises what seems workable in the circumstances rather than an ideal or principle.
Revise: The NurseThe Nurse knows he is alive: she means that his absence makes him effectively dead as a husband who can share Juliet’s daily life. This harsh comparison sharpens the pragmatism of her advice. She measures marriage by whether it can work in practice, whereas Juliet remains committed to Romeo despite their separation.
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As pragmatism, it may be an attempt to secure Juliet's future: Romeo is absent, Paris is available, and Capulet threatens to withdraw his protection. As betrayal, it abandons the marriage the Nurse herself helped arrange. It also treats husbands as replaceable, disregarding Juliet's love and the religious seriousness of her existing vows.
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A practical approach that prioritises what appears workable in the circumstances.
