Analyze the characters of the Nurse and Friar Laurence as mentors to the young people in Romeo and Juliet. Do these two people do the right thing in...

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Nurse does not act as a mentor to . She is a live-in servant to the Capulet family and has cared
for the teenager all her life. This devoted, sentimental woman is very concerned with her young
mistresss welfare and happiness. The Nurse follows Juliets instructions when possible and even
helps the lovers get together. However, she understands that the parents have their daughters
best interests at heart and that her own status is dependent on the adults. As she is attached
to the household and is of a much lower social class, her ability to mentor Juliet is severely
constrained.

is also somewhat limited in his capacity as a mentor because he
is a monk, not a married man, and so lives somewhat outside society. He serves as a confidant to
both young people and tries to serve as the voice of reason. He seems to lack moral resolve,
however, as he ultimately gives into aiding them with in a bizarre plot. His vacillation,
unfortunately, contributes to the young...