Place: Capulet household
Time: Monday afternoon
Characters: Nurse, Juliet
Juliet is waiting for a very late Nurse to arrive and tell her about Romeo’s marriage arrangements. Nurse arrives and tells Juliet to go to Friar Lawrence’s cell immediately. Juliet is overjoyed and goes there.
Quote: “The clock struck nine when is did send the Nurse… and from nine to twelve is three long hours, yet she is not come.”