📚 Part 1: Understanding the Relationship

1. Which words best describe the Nurse's relationship with Juliet? (Tick all that apply)

Maternal and protective

Formal and distant

Playful and affectionate

Cold and uncaring

2. The Nurse's love for Juliet is different from romantic love because:

It focuses on protection and guidance

It is based on physical attraction

It is secretive and forbidden

It causes conflict between families

3. In Act 1, Scene 3, the Nurse shows her affection through:

Formal language and respect

Storytelling and terms of endearment

Strict rules and punishment

Ignoring Juliet completely

✏️ Part 2: Text Analysis

4. Find a quote from Act 1, Scene 3 that shows the Nurse's maternal love for Juliet:

5. Complete this comparison: The Nurse's love is _____________ whilst Romeo's love is _____________.

6. How does the Nurse's relationship with Juliet differ from Juliet's relationship with her parents? Give two differences:

7. What does the Nurse's character reveal about social roles in Shakespeare's time?

🎭 Part 3: Creative Response

8. Imagine you are the Nurse writing a letter to Juliet after Act 3, Scene 2. Write the opening of your letter, showing the Nurse's unique voice and her type of love:

Remember to use the Nurse's affectionate, storytelling style and show her protective concerns.

9. If you were directing this play, how would you show the difference between the Nurse's love and romantic love through staging or acting? Describe one specific idea: