Mandy asks…
Romeo and Juliet help? Need to analyze a few lines.?
Romeo and Juliet help? Need help to analyze a few lines.?
This is from Act 1 Scene 4. I have to write a brief summary on 4-8 lines of Mercutio's dream. The is a modern english phase that has been translated out of Shakespearian provided below.
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ROMEO
In bed asleep while they do dream things true.
MERCUTIO
Oh, then, I see Queen Mab hath been with you.
BENVOLIO
Queen Mab, what's she
MERCUTIO
55 She is the fairies' midwife, and she comes
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.
60 Her wagon spokes made of long spinners' legs,
The cover of the wings of grasshoppers,
Her traces of the smallest spider's web,
Her collars of the moonshine's watery beams,
Her whip of cricket's bone, the lash of film,
65 Her wagoner a small gray-coated gnat,
Not half so big as a round little worm
Pricked from the lazy finger of a maid.
admin answers:
Queen Mab is a popular mythological figure from Shakespeare's time. She is credited with causing dreams that expose the darker secrets of each dreamer
smaller than the jewel on a ring
atomies are the dust particles we see in shafts of light, they act as horses for her carriage
She rides immediately above the dreamers face
her wagon wheel have spokes made of spider legs
The cover of her carriage is made of grasshopper wings
the reins are of thin spider web
The yokes are the moon light beams that illuminate the atomies
Her whip of cricket's bone, the lash of spit or sparkles in the air caused by minute water particles.
Her driver is a very small gnat smaller than a tick.
Sandy asks…
Romeo and Juliet question?
You know when Mercutio makes the speech about dreams and Queen Mab to Romeo? I just don't understand the language and what he is trying to say, so could you help me with a couple questions?
1. At the end of the scene, after Mercutio's exchange with Romeo, what do you think Mercutio thinks of dreams.
2. Why do you suppose Mercutio told such a fantastic story to Romeo? I think maybe it was just to get his point across, but I don't know if this is enough.
3. What kind of person is Mercutio?
Here is a copy of the lines in case you need them:
Mercutio:---Oh, then I see Queen Mab hath been with you.
She is the fairies' midwife, and she comes
In shape no bigger than an agate stone
On the forefinger of an alderman,
Drawn with a team of little atomies
Over men's noses as they lie asleep;
Her wagon spokes made of long spinners' legs,
The cover, of the wings of grasshoppers;
Her traces, of the smallest spider web;
Her collars, of the moonshine's wat'ry beams;
Her whip, of cricket's bone; the lash, of film;
Her wagoner, a small grey-coated gnat,
Not half so big as a round little worm
Pricked from the lazy finger of a maid;
Her chariot is an empty hazelnut,
Made by the joiner squirrel or old grub,
Time out o' mind the fairies' coachmakers.
And in this state she gallops night by night
Through lovers' brains, and then they dream of love;
O'er courtiers' knees, that dream on curtsies straight;
O'er lawyers' fingers, who straight dream on fees;
O'er ladies' lips, who straight on kisses dream,
Which oft the angry Mab with blisters plagues,
Because their breaths with sweetmeats tainted are.
Sometimes she gallops o'er a courtier's nose,
And then dreams he of smelling out a suit;
And sometimes comes she with a tithe-pig's tail
Tickling a parson's nose as 'a lies asleep,
Then dreams he of another benefice.
Sometimes she driveth o'er a soldier's neck,
And then dreams he of cutting foreign throats,
Of breaches, ambuscadoes, Spanish blades,
Of healths five fathom deep; and then anon
Drums in his ear, at which he starts and wakes,
And being thus frighted, swears a prayer or two
And sleeps again. This is that very Mab
That plats the manes of horses in the night
And bakes the elflocks in foul sluttish hairs,
Which once untangled much misfortune bodes.
This is the hag, when maids lie on their backs,
That presses them and learns them first to bear,
Making them women of good carriage.
This is she- "
----Romeo:Peace, peace, Mercution, peace! Thou talk'st of nothing.
----Mercutio: True, I talk of dreams;
Which are the children of the idle brain
Begot of nothing but vain fantasy;
Which is as thin of substance as the air,
And more inconstant than the wind, who woos
Even now the frozen bosom of the North
And, being angered, puffs away from thence,
Turning his side to the dew-dropping South.
Thank you so much!!!
admin answers:
I'll do your homework if you mow my lawn?
All the best with your future acting 🙂
Richard asks…
What does Queen Mab look like?
From Romeo and Juliet? This is the description:
"O, then, I see Queen Mab hath been with you.
She is the fairies’ midwife, and she comes
In shape no bigger than an agate-stone
On the fore-finger of an alderman,
Drawn with a team of little atomies
Athwart men's noses as they lie asleep;
Her wagon-spokes made of long spinners’ legs,
The cover of the wings of grasshoppers,
The traces of the smallest spider's web,
The collars of the moonshine's wat'ry beams,
Her whip of cricket's bone; the lash of film;
Her waggoner a small grey-coated gnat,
Not half so big as a round little worm
Pricked from the lazy finger of a maid:
Her chariot is an empty hazelnut
Made by the joiner squirrel or old grub,
Time out o’ mind the fairies’ coachmakers.
And in this state she gallops night by night
Through lovers’ brains, and then they dream of love;
O’er courtiers’ knees, that dream on court'sies straight,
O’er lawyers’ fingers, who straight dream on fees,
O’er ladies ‘ lips, who straight on kisses dream,
Which oft the angry Mab with blisters plagues,
Because their breaths with sweetmeats tainted are:
Sometime she gallops o’er a courtier's nose,
And then dreams he of smelling out a suit;
And sometime comes she with a tithe-pig's tail
Tickling a parson's nose as a’ lies asleep,
Then dreams, he of another benefice:
Sometime she driveth o’er a soldier's neck,
And then dreams he of cutting foreign throats,
Of breaches, ambuscadoes, Spanish blades,
Of healths five-fathom deep; and then anon
Drums in his ear, at which he starts and wakes,
And being thus frighted swears a prayer or two
And sleeps again. This is that very Mab
That plaits the manes of horses in the night,
And bakes the elflocks in foul sluttish hairs,
Which once untangled, much misfortune bodes:
This is the hag, when maids lie on their backs,
That presses them and learns them first to bear,
Making them women of good carriage:
This is she—"
admin answers:
The only description of he appearance is her size. The is no bigger than an agate stone on a ring. She has to be small enough to ride in half of a hazelnut. But any other information is only inferred. If she is the faeries mid-wife then we can assume she has wings though it is not stated by Mercutio outright.
Most of the speech is spent in describing what she does.
Go get us that A.
Nancy asks…
What are 15 lines or more lines that summarize this speech?
I must act out Mercutios queen mab speech. So what would 15 to 20 lines from this that summarize all of this?
O, then I see Queen Mab hath been with you.
She is the fairies' midwife, and she comes
In shape no bigger than an agate stone
On the forefinger of an alderman,
Drawn with a team of little atomies
Over men's noses as they lie asleep;
Her wagon spokes made of long spinners' legs,
The cover, of the wings of grasshoppers;
Her traces, of the smallest spider web;
Her collars, of the moonshine's wat'ry beams;
Her whip, of cricket's bone; the lash, of film;
Her wagoner, a small grey-coated gnat,
Not half so big as a round little worm
Pricked from the lazy finger of a maid;
Her chariot is an empty hazelnut,
Made by the joiner squirrel or old grub,
Time out o' mind the fairies' coachmakers.
And in this state she gallops night by night
Through lovers' brains, and then they dream of love;
O'er courtiers' knees, that dream on curtsies straight;
O'er lawyers' fingers, who straight dream on fees;
O'er ladies' lips, who straight on kisses dream,
Which oft the angry Mab with blisters plagues,
Because their breaths with sweetmeats tainted are.
Sometimes she gallops o'er a courtier's nose,
And then dreams he of smelling out a suit;
And sometimes comes she with a tithe-pig's tail
Tickling a parson's nose as 'a lies asleep,
Then dreams he of another benefice.
Sometimes she driveth o'er a soldier's neck,
And then dreams he of cutting foreign throats,
Of breaches, ambuscadoes, Spanish blades,
Of healths five fathom deep; and then anon
Drums in his ear, at which he starts and wakes,
And being thus frighted, swears a prayer or two
And sleeps again. This is that very Mab
That plats the manes of horses in the night
And bakes the elflocks in foul sluttish hairs,
Which once untangled much misfortune bodes.
This is the hag, when maids lie on their backs,
That presses them and learns them first to bear,
Making them women of good carriage.
This is she!
admin answers:
Hahahahahahahaha old english 😛 you are unlucky it's going to be hard
Ruth asks…
Help plz!!! i dont get what this means in Romeo and Juliet!!! Act 1 Scene 4 Line 58-100?
In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Mercutio says:
O, then, I see Queen Mab hath been with you.
She is the fairies' midwife, and she comes
In shape no bigger than an agate-stone
On the fore-finger of an alderman,
Drawn with a team of little atomies
Athwart men's noses as they lie asleep;
Her wagon-spokes made of long spiders' legs,
The cover of the wings of grasshoppers,
The traces of the smallest spider's web,
The collars of the moonshine's watery beams,
Her whip of cricket's bone, the lash of film,
Her wagoner a small grey-coated gnat,
Not so big as a round little worm
Prick'd from the lazy finger of a maid;
Her chariot is an empty hazel-nut
Made by the joiner squirrel or old grub,
Time out o' mind the fairies' coachmakers.
And in this state she gallops night by night... (1.4.58-100)
and so on, i dont get his whole thing! i need to draw a picture for english class, about what he is imagining...plz help!!!
ok...but what should i draw?
admin answers:
Mercucio is criticizing love. It's basically the best friend "dude, she's not good enough for you" speech. It's a very sexual piece. Later he speaks of "Elf-locks" or something of the sort, which is the matted pubic hairs of women and men supposedly get after sex.
To sum it up: Love is bad, you think you are in love, but you really just want to bang Juliette.
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