8/12/2019 Act 1 Scene 4 Queen Mab (2)

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Vivian Hoang

Period 2Due: 5.6.13

Act I, Scene IV: Mercutios Drea S!eec"

#$M%$

I drea&d a drea to'nig"t.

M%#()*I$And so did I.

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+e, -"at -as ours/

M%#()*I$

*"at dreaers o0ten ie.

#$M%$In ed asee!, -"ie t"e do drea t"ings true.

M%#()*I$$, t"en, I see ueen Ma "at" een -it" ou.

S"e is t"e 0airies& id-i0e, and s"e coes

In s"a!e no igger t"an an agate'stone

$n t"e 0ore'0inger o0 an aderan,

Dra-n -it" a tea o0 itte atoies

At"-art en&s noses as t"e ie asee!

Her -agon's!o4es ade o0 ong s!iders& egs,

*"e cover o0 t"e -ings o0 grass"o!!ers,

*"e traces o0 t"e saest s!ider&s -e,

*"e coars o0 t"e oons"ine&s -ater eas,

Her -"i! o0 cric4et&s one, t"e as" o0 0i,

Her -agoner a sa gre'coated gnat,ot so ig as a round itte -or

Pric4&d 0ro t"e a 0inger o0 a aid

Her c"ariot is an e!t "ae'nut

Made t"e 7oiner s8uirre or od gru,

*ie out o& ind t"e 0airies& coac"a4ers.

And in t"is state s"e gao!s nig"t nig"t

*"roug" overs& rains, and t"en t"e drea o0 ove

$&er courtiers& 4nees, t"at drea on court&sies straig"t,

$&er a-ers& 0ingers, -"o straig"t drea on 0ees,

$&er adies & i!s, -"o straig"t on 4isses drea,

+"ic" o0t t"e angr Ma -it" isters !agues,

9ecause t"eir reat"s -it" s-eeteats tainted are:

Soetie s"e gao!s o&er a courtier&s nose,

And t"en dreas "e o0 seing out a suit

And soetie coes s"e -it" a tit"e'!ig&s tai

*ic4ing a !arson&s nose as a& ies asee!,

*"en dreas, "e o0 anot"er ene0ice:Soetie s"e drivet" o&er a sodier&s nec4,

And t"en dreas "e o0 cutting 0oreign t"roats,

$0 reac"es, auscadoes, S!anis" ades,

8/12/2019 Act 1 Scene 4 Queen Mab (2)

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8/12/2019 Act 1 Scene 4 Queen Mab (2)

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Vivian Hoang

Period 2Due: 5.6.13

Introduction o0 t"e urse

S"a4es!eare uses t"e nurse to 0oi ad (a!uet and is used to e!"asis t"e

reation o0 et-een Euiet. *"e nurse -as introduced in Act 1 Scene 3. Her tite is a nurse

to Euiet and a servant ut s"e aintains an active voice in t"e 0ai a00airs. =or

8/12/2019 Act 1 Scene 4 Queen Mab (2)

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Vivian Hoang

Period 2Due: 5.6.13

e;a!e, -"en ad (a!uet -anted to ta4 to Euiet !rivate, s"e aso invited t"e nurse

into t"e conversation. *"e ond et-een t"e nurse and Euiet is uc" stronger t"en -it"

"er true ot"er. =or e;a!e Euiet addresses "er ot"er as FadaG in a !ro!er tone.

+"ie t"e nurse addresses Euiet as >+"at, a/ +"at adird/> -"ic" is in a ore

aid ac4 tone. S"a4es!eare introduces t"e nurse t"is -a to e!"asie t"e reation

et-een a "ig" cass ot"er and daug"ter during t"at tie !eriod. *"e reation is not as

strong as cose i4e -it" t"e nurse and Euiet. *"e nurses c"aracter is used to co!are to

ad (a!uet. 9ot" t"e c"aracters 0oi eac" ot"er. =or e;a!e ad (a!uet is ver

!ro!er, -"ie t"e nurse is ver aid ac4 as s"e gossi!s aout Paris i4e a sc"oo gir.

S"a4es!eare introduces t"e nurse t"roug" a anner -"ere "e e!"asie ot" t"e reation

-it" Euiet and t"e 0oiing c"aracter -it" ad (a!uet.