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the nurse is a dramatic foil for Juliet for several reasons:

  • the nurse is old while Juliet is young
  • the nurse is simple while Juliet is complex
  • the nurse is practical while Juliet is romantic
  • the nurse has been married and had a child while Juliet is still young and innocent

these things make these 2 characters dramatic foils

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If the idea of a foil is someone to provide contrast (and thereby to play up the characteristics of the other character) then the Nurse provides a considerable contrast with Juliet. Juliet is young, inexperienced, idealistic, slim and attractive. The nurse is old, worldly wise, pragmatic, fat and unattractive.

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