Download - 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
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,
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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
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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.