Question

what is mean by archetypal

Answer 1

Having all the qualities that make somebody/something a typical example of a particular kind of person or thing.

Answer 2

Character Archetypes

Archetype is a universal symbol that readers recognize. Characters who are archetypes fill familiar, recognizable roles. Literary archetypes include:

1. Star-crossed lovers
2. Mentors
3. Loyal friends

Mercutio is a loyal friend.

Nurse is a mentor.

Juilet is a star-crossed lover.

Archetypes in Drama

Nurse: Hie you to church; I must another way,

To fetch a ladder, by the which your love

Must climb a bird's nest soon when it is dark;

I am the drudge and toil in your delight