 Studying William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet? Let's examine the character of the nurse and do some word-level analysis on her. On scene 3, the nurse refers to Juliet as a lamb, ladybird, and this exclamatory sentence shows just how excited she is to be around Juliet. She really loves Juliet. Also bear in mind the words lamb and ladybird and metaphors. These are terms of endearment that she uses for Juliet. Also, this rhetorical question shows just how loyal the nurse is towards Juliet. In contrast to Lady Capulet, who seems quite distant from Juliet, the nurse says, Faith, I can tell her age up to an hour, and this hyperbole is basically her saying that she can literally at any hour say how old Juliet is, showing the close relationship that they have. The nurse is also presented as humorous and light-hearted. This declarative sentence, I'll lay 14 of my teeth, is basically her betting that Juliet is 14 years old. She knows Juliet's age more than Juliet's own mother.