The Nurse And The Friar In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

The Nurse and the Friar, the two most significant characters in the famous Shakespeare’s play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, both depict clearly disparate characteristics but are similar in some ways. Shakespeare states, “[f]rom forth the fatal loins of these two foes a pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life; whose misadventured piteous overthrows...” (I. Prologue. 5-8). The prologue of the play hints towards the fact that it was because of the strife of the two families that had killed Romeo and Juliet. However, it is more accurate to say that it was because of the Nurse and the Friar that ended up killing Romeo and Juliet. They are the two neglected characters that actually had the most influence on the fate of Romeo and Juliet.
The surficial characteristics of these two characters are extremely polar; however, their characteristics are similar in a deeper sense. The Nurse, throughout the book, is gaudy, inappropriate, and talks in a very frustrating manner and throws in naughty jokes to spice up the story. The Nurse once says, “I 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). Like this, the Nurse often makes
Their intentions were true and innocent, the very motivation that drove each of them into doing such things had spoiled the love of the tragic couple. The Friar even stated, “[f]or this alliance may so happy prove to turn your households’ rancor to pure love” (II. iii. 97-99) as his motivation in helping Romeo. The Nurse and the Friar overextended themselves and lead two star-crossed lovers to their death without even knowing it. By analyzing the Nurse and the Friar, it is evident that it is best if the problem is faced head-on by the people who are directly involved in the conflict; not to be interfered by