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Advisers In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet
Advisers? Are they so great?

Have advisers ever gave some bad advice? Well In The Tragedy of Romeo & Juliet two different advisers try their hardest to keep their advisees alive and stop the feud between montague and capulet. But something goes wrong and everything turns around.

The Nurse is a very crucial character in The Tragedy of Romeo & Juliet. She keeps the secret of Romeo and Juliet quiet. She cared for Juliet for her whole life. She became a second mother for Juliet. In the end the nurse turn on her for the “good”. Which as we know she does it to have Juliet as safe as possible. The Nurse means good by what she says but it does not help Juliet in her situation. This makes her feel more cornered which guides her to her death

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