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GCSE English Literature · key term
A woman employed to breastfeed another woman’s child. Juliet’s Nurse also helped bring her up.
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Paper 1
A woman employed to breastfeed and care for another woman’s baby.
Revise: The NurseWealthy households could employ wet nurses, so the Nurse’s intimate memories reflect the care she has provided rather than her biological relationship to Juliet. Lady Capulet briefly dismisses her, then calls her back: the servant is an essential presence in this family conversation.
Paper 1
A woman employed to breastfeed another woman's baby. The Nurse fed Juliet and continued to care for her as she grew up.
Revise: The NurseThe Nurse is a servant in the Capulet household who has cared for Juliet since infancy. She was Juliet's wet nurse, meaning that she breastfed her. By the beginning of the play, Juliet is almost fourteen, but the Nurse still remembers her childhood in intimate detail.
Paper 2
A woman employed to breastfeed another woman’s baby. The Nurse’s memories of feeding and weaning Juliet establish that she performed this role.
Component 1
A woman employed to breastfeed another woman’s baby. The Nurse breastfed Juliet and continued caring for her as she grew up.
Revise: The NurseThe Nurse is a servant in the Capulet household, but her relationship with Juliet goes far beyond her employment. She was Juliet’s wet nurse: she breastfed her as a baby and has cared for her throughout her childhood. She becomes Juliet’s confidante and helps her arrange the secret marriage to Romeo.
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