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The Love Tragedy Of Romeo And Juliet

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In the love tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare, the nurse, Juliet’s caregiver, suggests that love should be cherished for the sexual intercourse and the fun of it. Lady Capulet, Juliet’s mother, explains that a handsome, wealthy man with the name of Paris is requesting to marry Juliet. The Nurse interrupts with excitement, “A man, young lady–lady, such a man as all the world–why he’s a man of wax” (1.3.81-82). The nurse describes Paris as a “man as all the world,” since she cannot seem to find the right use of words to describe him, revealing that she is overwhelmed with his perfection. She refers to him as a “man of wax,” suggesting that his complexions are as flawless as if he were to be sculpted from the smooth substance. Later on,

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