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Should The Nurse Be Excluded In Romeo And Juliet
The story of “Romeo and Juliet” contains many important concepts, events and characters that in a previous assignment, we were given and asked to rank in order of importance. In my opinion, there were a few very important characters and concepts that were excluded from the list. Firstly excluded from this list was the nurse. She was without a doubt a vital contributor to the entire play. For example, the nurse provided Juliet support by being her friend and running multiple errands for her that could possibly get her fired such as helping to plan the unsanctioned marriage between her and Romeo. Some people might try to argue that the nurse is only a supporting character and that it was right for her to be excluded from list. I strongly disagree

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