In the Zeffirelli version of Romeo and Juliet, I got the impression that Juliet’s mother was strict. Juliet had to rush to see her mother, she had to look the best and look perfect when they see each other. They had a more formal relationship than Baz Luhrmann’s version of the play, because when the nurse called Juliet, she was very happy and the nurse made her smile. As she walked in to the room and saw her mother, the smile was gone on her face. The dialog between them was not very friendly; she calls her mother, “madam” making it a formal conversation. Juliet seems scared and intimidated of her mother because she follows what she says, but in the Zeffirelli version she does not seem as scared.
Considering both the film and the play, I think that the parents did not have a good relationship with Juliet, although at the beginning of the play, the parents think that Juliet is a respectful girl and that she listens to them. Lord Capulet cares about Juliet at the beginning. In Act 1, scene 2, Lord Capulet and Paris have a conversation on marriage. He wants them two to marry but he says that his permission is only part of her decision. If she agrees to marry you, his blessing and fair words will confirm her choice. At the same time, Lady Capulet is always the same, distant and a careless mother towards Juliet.
I think that the relationship that Juliet had with her father was different to the relationship that she had with her mother. Lady Capulet is Juliet's mother and they did not have a very close relationship. One reason that shows this, was when Lady Capulet didn't know that it was Juliet's birthday, and how old she was. 'She's not fourteen.' Lady Capulet is Juliet's mother; she should know when she gave birth to her own child. Lady Capulet does not care about how Juliet feels. She only wants Juliet to marry quickly. She asks Juliet what is her attitude about getting married. Then she talks about other girls in Verona that are younger than her- girls that are from noble families- who have already become mothers. This gives us a feeling g that Lady Capulet wants her daughter to marry quickly and to be like them.
Juliet and the Nurse share a very close relationship. The Nurse is the closest person to Juliet and she is more like her parent unlike her "real parents". In act 1, scene 3, the nurse says: "What, lamb? What ladybird?" The conversation between Juliet the Nurse is very open with her opinions, advice, and feelings with Juliet. In the Zeffirelli version of the film, the nurse make Juliet smile a lot more. This is shown in Act 1, Scene 3, in the conversation about marriage. When Lady Capulet talks to her, she is serious, but when the Nurse talks, she smiles. I think that the Nurse’s relationship with Juliet is closer and friendlier. There a lot of memory about Juliet for the Nurse, she speaks in prose and explains in detail a lot about Juliet when she was little. But there is not much memory of Juliet when she was little for Lady Capulet. This is because when Juliet was a baby, they hired a wet nurse to breastfeed Juliet. The Nurse took care of Juliet till now, because of this, the relationship between Juliet and the Nurse is so close. In the marriage conversation, the Nurse hugs and kisses Juliet, she loves Juliet and treats her if it was like her own child. In act 2, scene 5, Juliet calls the nurse: “Honey nurse” and “sweet nurse”. Juliet calls her this because she wants the nurse to tell her what Romeo has said to her. The dialog between them is informal but when Juliet speaks to her mother she speaks very formally, calling her "madam." The nurse is like a friend to Juliet, because in act two, scene 5, the nurse cajoles her, as she is so eager to know what happened. The nurse says: “Fie, how my bones ache!” In the film, Juliet massages her back without asking her to, directly. This shows that they have a very close relationship, and that they understand each other (what they want).
In conclusion the Nurse has the best relationship with Juliet than anyone else. The nurse is the one who bought her up since she was a child. Juliet and the Nurse are very close, friendly, loving, trusting and caring.
