Question

Read the excerpt from Act I, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet.

Nurse: Faith, I can tell her age unto an hour.   Lady Capulet: She’s not fourteen.   Nurse: I’ll lay fourteen of my teeth— And yet to my teen be it spoken I have but four— She is not fourteen. How long is it now 20To Lammas-tide?   Lady Capulet: A fortnight and odd days.   

Nurse: Even or odd, of all days in the year,

 

Come Lammas-eve at night shall she be fourteen.

 

The nurse can be viewed as a comic figure in the excerpt because of her

careless housekeeping.

willingness to serve.

roundabout answer.

firm religious beliefs.

Answer 1

Roundabout answer. This is because she often answers with lewd humor that was easily understood in that time period to add amusement to an otherwise-serious play.

Answer 2

Answer:

Roundabout answer.

Explanation:

William Shakespeare's romantic tragedy "Romeo and Juliet" revolves around the love of Romeo and Juliet who had to die to hold on to their love. The death of the lovers also led to their feuding families to mend their enmity and resolve any hatred.

One of the prominent characters of this play would be the Nurse who had been Juliet's 'mother', taking care of her since she's been born. She seems more motherly than her real mother, Lady Capulet. This exchange between Lady Capulet and the Nurse in Act I scene iii shows the humorous side, the comic figure of the nurse. Her roundabout way of replying to whatever's asked can be viewed as a comic scene. Like for example, in this scene, they were talking about the age of Juliet. But instead of just simply stating the age, she kept on dragging the issue, sometimes referring to the Lammas-tide, her teeth and even even-odd days. This unnecessary detail just add to the comedic nature of the issue/ scene.