How does Juliet's relationship with 'the nurse' show Juliet's increasing isolation throughout Romeo and Juliet?
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From the beginning of the play up until Act III scene v, the Nurse is Juliet's only friend. She is actually her care giver--since Juliet's birth she has served in the capacity of what we now call a nanny. She is more of a mother than Lady Capulet has ever been. The Nurse helps her in every aspect to get together with Romeo--including both their secret marriage and their "wedding night" together.
Because Juliet has no one else to turn to other than the Nurse, she finds herself completely...
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Good Job troutmiller can' say more as well?
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