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   Romeo voices one last concern: he has a feeling that the night’s activities will set in motion the action of fate, resulting in untimely death. But, putting himself in the hands of “he who hath the steerage of my course,” Romeo’s spirits rise, and he continues with his friends toward the feast (1.4.112). Read a translation of Act 1 ...

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   Romeo is sensitive to the undercurrents of fate that seem to be pulling him in new directions—but his friends’ influence forces him to shove those feelings down and surrender to having a good time. Mercutio says he had a dream the night before, too—he and Romeo have both been visited by “Queen Mab.”. Benvolio asks who Queen Mab is ...

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   Quick answer: Each of the partygoers in act 1, scene 4 of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet try their hand at making puns during the scene. Romeo talks about his "soul of lead," referring to his ...

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   MERCUTIO. She is the fairies’ midwife, and she comes 60 In shape no bigger than an agate stone On the forefinger of an alderman, Drawn with a team of little atomi Over men’s noses as they lie asleep. Her wagon spokes made of long spinners’ legs, 65 The cover of the wings of grasshoppers, Her traces of the smallest spider’s web, Her ...

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   Mercutio mocks Romeo's belief in his dream by going on and on about "Queen Mab," but Romeo is sure that some terrible fate awaits him. Nevertheless, he goes into the feast with his friends. Enter Romeo, Mercutio, Benvolio, with five or six Maskers, Torch-bearers, and others: In the previous scene, a servingman told Lady Capulet and Juliet that ...

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   Summary: Romeo, Benvolio, and their friend Mercutio arrive at the Capulet party in style. Romeo tells his friends that he doesn’t plan on dancing tonight—he’s too sad. Plus, he had a dream the night before that gave him a bad feeling about the party. Mercutio teasingly thinks his dream is the result of a visit from Queen Mab.

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   What does Mercutio say in Romeo & Juliet?

   • Mercutio, as entertaining as he is, can be seen as offering an alternative vision of the grand tragedy that is Romeo and Juliet. “Thou talk’st of nothing,” Romeo says to Mercutio in order to force Mercutio to end the Queen Mab speech (1.4.96). Mercutio agrees, saying that dreams “are the children of an idle brain” (1.4.98).

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   What does Mercutio say to Romeo after a speech?

   • After his speech, Mercutio points out to Romeo that dreams are “nothing but vain fantasy.” As they head into the party, Romeo says he has a strange feeling that what happens next will lead to his untimely death, but adds he’s ready to accept whatever Fate brings.

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   What does Mercutio say to Romeo and Benvolio?

   • As Mercutio’s speech goes on and on and grows bawdier and darker, Romeo and Benvolio urge him to stop. Mercutio warns them, though, not to discount their dreams. Benvolio says it’s time to go inside.

   Romeo and Juliet: Act 1, Scene 4 Summary & Analysis

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   What does Mercutio say in Romeo's Dream?

   • Romeo has just said that his dream has told him it is not wise to go to Capulet's feast, and Mercutio sets out to show how unreliable dreams are. When Romeo declares that dreams are truthful, Mercutio replies, "O, then, I see Queen Mab hath been with you" (1.4.53).

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   Why does Mercutio make a pun on Romeo?

   • Because he's "heavy," depressed, melancholy. He does make a little pun on the word "light," but he's still ruining the fun. For the rest of the scene Mercutio tries to talk Romeo into a better mood, but Romeo constantly resists, using word-play as his defensive weapon.

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   Why does Mercutio use sexually charged wordplay in Romeo & Juliet?

   • As Romeo’s friends try to get him to go into the party, Mercutio uses sexually charged wordplay to entice Romeo into looking at love less seriously. Mercutio is a wildcard, a fun-loving rogue whose free-wheeling personality stands in direct contrast to Romeo’s melancholy, brooding disposition.

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   This is Mercutio's monologue in Act 1 Scene 4 from Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare.

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