Heroic Characters In Romeo And Juliet By William Shakespeare

Is it possible for someone who is set inferior to everyone to be the hero of everything? Does a hero have to meet special requirements such as saving a life or wearing a costume? True heros are often times overlooked and ignored, keeping them hidden and unrecognized. Throughout English 9, we have read many books, novels, and epic poems that include many heroic characters, but the true hero in semester 2 of English 9 is the Nurse from Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare To begin with, the Nurse provided many things to Juliet, but the most important was the relationship of a mother. When the Nurse was young, she had lost her very own daughter and shortly after Juliet came along and in a way helped to heal the Nurse's heart. In many scenes when Juliet would speak to her mother, she would often times call her madam or Mrs. and was alway prim and proper, rather than having a “real” relationship; whereas, the Nurse would call her names “What, lamb! What, ladybird!” (1.3.107). The Nurse was also Juliet's “wet” nurse and often times being the one who feeds a baby builds a strong bond between the two. By being a part of Juliet's life for all 14 years and along with that being the person
Along with this strong relationship, Juliet was able to confess her love for the Montague boy whose family hers was fighting against. The Nurse loves Juliet so much that she decides to go against the Lord Capulet to support Juliet's love, and gets Juliet a ladder so she can climb into Romeo's room and stay the night with him. “Must another way, to fetch a ladder by the which your love must climb a bird's nest soon when it's dark” (2.5.77-79). When Romeo and Juliet get married, there is two people who are aware of the marriage and that is Friar Lawrence and the Nurse. By being someone who Juliet can confide in, the Nurse and Juliet's relationship is strong and