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1. Romeo & Juliet
Act II, Scene V
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2. 1. Juliet justifies the Nurse’s tardiness because older
people move more slowly than younger people.

3. 2. The Nurse delays her news by claiming to
need to catch her breath after the journey.
Then she complains about her aches and
pains. Then she asks about Juliet’s mother
before finally sharing her news.

4. 3. Finally the Nurse tells Juliet she is to go to
confession (shrift), and there Friar Lawrence
will marry her and Romeo.

5. 4. The rope ladder will hang
from Juliet’s balcony so Romeo
can climb to her room after they
are married.

6. Created by M. Riddell
March 2017