How Many Teeth Does the Nurse Have?

Did that get your attention? Tonight you are reading Act I, scene iii, and you get to meet Juliet and the Nurse (Juliet's nursemaid). The jokes are raunchy because the Nurse is crude and "earthy." In fact, she is very simple, and being the chatterbox that she is, she often steals the stage when she's in the scene. See how familiar and close Juliet and the Nurse are, and how formal Juliet is with her mother. This will give you an idea of the way things were between mothers and daughters, at least of upper classes.

If you did not hand in your final draft today - along with the other drafts and conference notes - you must hand it in tomorrow. Don't forget to include a reflection letter telling about the writing and revising process.

That's it for tonight. Look over your study notes for the play, and fill out what you can. We'll go over the information in class. Don't forget that you can access the modern day translation on yesterday's post. There's nothing wrong with reading that too, as long as you also read the original script, too. Adieu!