# Nurse — Poetry character guide

> Nurse in Poetry by Mina Loy.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0086-ova-has-governesses

## Who they are

A caretaker figure, likely a governess or domestic servant.

## Relationships

### [Ova](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/characters/ova)

_professional_

The Nurse appears to be Ova's caretaker or attendant, with frequent interactions suggesting daily care or supervision.

### [Exodus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/characters/exodus)

_professional_

Exodus and the Nurse have a professional relationship, likely with the Nurse serving the household Exodus belongs to.

### [Lord Israel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/characters/lord_israel)

_professional_

Lord Israel and the Nurse have a master-servant dynamic, with the Nurse in a subordinate role.

## In the story

### [Costa Magic](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/costa-magic)

The wise woman who instructs the family to take Cesira to the magic tree.

### [Anglo-Mongrels and the Rose](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/anglo-mongrels-and-the-rose)

The nurse is Ova's caretaker, who enforces discipline and embodies anti-Semitic attitudes, warning Ova about Jews and correcting her posture.

### [Ova Begins to Take Notice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/ova-begins-to-take-notice)

The nurse, whose draperies are resigned, and who is part of the 'armoured towers' that jostle Ova.

### [Ova Has Governesses](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/ova-has-governesses)

The nurses are described as pinch-faced conservatives who let life alone.

### [Jews and Ragamuffins of Kilburn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/jews-and-ragamuffins-of-kilburn)

Nurse scolds Ova for her posture and expresses anti-Semitic fears, shaping Ova's perception of the neighborhood.

### [The Gift](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_17_se/chapters/the-gift)

Nurse distrusts the situation and scolds Ova, calling her a 'little fool' after the coin is revealed to be a farthing.

## Links

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