Act 3 scene 2

Act 3 scene 2 summary of key points:

  • Juliet, unaware of the afternoon's events, awaits night and the arrival of her new husband.

  • The Nurse enters, very upset, and confuses Juliet who is led to think Romeo may be dead.

  • The Nurse finally reveals that Romeo has been banished for killing Tybalt.

  • To calm her distraught young mistress, the Nurse promises to go find and bring Romeo to her .

Why is this scene important?

  • The pathos of the situation is immediately clear: Juliet is married to her cousin's murderer.

  • We see the Nurse acting almost instinctively to secure her young mistress's happiness. She agrees to fetch Romeo from Friar Lawrence so that the lovers can spend the night together.