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family and relationships bereavementWhat animal would the nurse be in Romeo and Juliet?
Accordingly, which animal is Tybalt compared to in Romeo and Juliet?
Mercutio compares Tybalt to the cat of the same name in the medieval fable "Reynard the Fox." In that story, Tybalt is the "Prince of Cats." Mercutio refers to Tybalt as the prince of cats earlier in Act II, Scene 4. Here, Mercutio changes Tybalt's title from prince to king because he is looking to fight.
Similarly one may ask, what type of person is the nurse in Romeo and Juliet?
The Nurse's key function within the play is to act as a go-between for Romeo and Juliet, and is the only other character besides Friar Laurence to know of their wedding. The Nurse, despite being a servant in the Capulet household, has a role equivalent to that of Juliet's mother and regards Juliet as her own daughter.
The nurse is partly to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because she helps Juliet deceive her parents and because she enables Juliet to see Romeo.