The character of the nurse is as indispensable to the play, as the representation of the mother figure and the intermediary between Romeo and Juliet, as she is to the central characters within the play, both to Juliet for security and as her confidante, and as an integral part of the Capulet household. As an intermediary she serves as a reliable go between, she takes a message from Romeo to Juliet in Act 3 Scene 4, and brings information to Juliet and Romeo during the events following the duel in Act 3. She is party to intimate family affairs as shown in Act 1 Scene 3. Lady Capulet wishes to talk to Juliet about her future plans of marriage, and seems to discover, after sending the nurse away and finding herself suddenly alone with Juliet, that she is out of her depth. So to the nurses delight, as she would be mortally offended...