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Question: In Romeo and Juliet, does the Nurse speak in Iambic Pentameter!?
My english teacher says it's only the upperclass!.!.!.but I can't tell if she does!? And I'm playing her part for my class tomorrow so it would be nice to know!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


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Read Juliet's line like this: 1 2 3 4 5 6 with a stress on the the even numbers!. Like: to BE or NOT to BE!.!.!. Then try the same with the Nurse's lines and you'll see how tounge-tied you get!. Read the Nurse like normal speech!.
The only exception is when the Nurse has a line or two in the middle of a monologue (like in Act I when Lady Capulet is talking about Paris)!.Www@QuestionHome@Com