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.