Children are extremely inexperienced people. It is absolutely necessary that they have a caregiver; someone they can rely on to help them through tough times, and someone they know will point them in the right direction. In the play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Juliet is a young thirteen year old girl who needs a responsible adult to guide her. Her nanny, the Nurse, acts in this role. However, the Nurse is incapable of acting as a suitable caregiver to Juliet.

The Nurse seems to be much more interested in maintaining her job than keeping Juliet's best interests in mind. After learning that the Capulets desire for Juliet to:

Marry, my child, early next Thursday morn

The gallant, young, and noble gentleman,

The County Paris, at Saint Peter's Church,

Shall happily make thee there a joyful bride (3.5.12-15),

The Nurse tells Juliet that is...