Prompt
Write a list of ten ways you could be a more effective listener at home or at school.

1) Face the speaker and maintain eye contact.

2) Be attentive, but relaxed.

3) Keep an open mind.

4) Listen to the words and try to picture what the speaking is saying.

5) Don't interrupt and don't impose your "solutions."

6) Wait for the speaker to pause to ask clarifying questions.

7) Ask questions only to ensure understanding.

8) Try to feel what the speaker is feeling.

9) Give the speaker regular feedback.

10) Pay attention to what isn't said - to nonverbal cues.

the tone of the passage is sympathetic to the forbidden love of romeo and juliet. the nurse plays a significant role in the play. she is responsible for making their meeting again possible. additionally, there is a sense of warning in the choice of words of the nurse. she seems to be authoritative when she calls romeo "scurvy knave", and at the same time the fact that she addresses to him as "sir" reflects respect. the nurse is "vexed", this word describes her confused state of mind. on the one hand, she finds romeo a fine and eloquent man, but on the other, it is thought that man's nature forces men to try to trick women.