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Vivian Hoang Period 2 Due: 5.6.

13 Act I, Scene IV: Mercutios Drea


#$M%$ I drea &d a drea M%#()*I$ And so did I. #$M%$ +e,,, -"at -as .ours/ M%#()*I$ *"at drea ers o0ten ,ie. #$M%$ In 1ed as,ee!, -"i,e t"e. do drea t"ings true. to'nig"t.

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M%#()*I$ $, t"en, I see 2ueen Ma1 "at" 1een -it" .ou. S"e is t"e 0airies& id-i0e, and s"e co es In s"a!e no 1igger t"an an agate'stone $n t"e 0ore'0inger o0 an a,der an, Dra-n -it" a tea o0 ,itt,e ato ies At"-art en&s noses as t"e. ,ie as,ee!3 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 s a,,est s!ider&s -e1, *"e co,,ars o0 t"e oons"ine&s -ater. 1ea s, Her -"i! o0 cric4et&s 1one, t"e ,as" o0 0i, , Her -agoner a s a,, gre.'coated gnat, 5ot so 1ig as a round ,itt,e -or Pric4&d 0ro t"e ,a6. 0inger o0 a aid3 Her c"ariot is an e !t. "a6e,'nut Made 1. t"e 7oiner s8uirre, or o,d gru1, *i e out o& ind t"e 0airies& coac" a4ers. And in t"is state s"e ga,,o!s nig"t 1. nig"t *"roug" ,overs& 1rains, and t"en t"e. drea o0 ,ove3 $&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. Ma1 -it" 1,isters !,agues, 9ecause t"eir 1reat"s -it" s-eet eats tainted are: So eti e s"e ga,,o!s o&er a courtier&s nose, And t"en drea s "e o0 s e,,ing out a suit3 And so eti e co es s"e -it" a tit"e'!ig&s tai, *ic4,ing a !arson&s nose as a& ,ies as,ee!, *"en drea s, "e o0 anot"er 1ene0ice: So eti e s"e drivet" o&er a so,dier&s nec4, And t"en drea s "e o0 cutting 0oreign t"roats, $0 1reac"es, a 1uscadoes, S!anis" 1,ades,

Vivian Hoang Period 2 Due: 5.6.13


$0 "ea,t"s 0ive'0at"o dee!3 and t"en anon Dru s in "is ear, at -"ic" "e starts and -a4es, And 1eing t"us 0rig"ted s-ears a !ra.er or t-o And s,ee!s again. *"is is t"at ver. Ma1 *"at !,ats t"e anes o0 "orses in t"e nig"t, And 1a4es t"e e,0,oc4s in 0ou, s,uttis" "airs, +"ic" once untang,ed, uc" is0ortune 1odes: *"is is t"e "ag, -"en aids ,ie on t"eir 1ac4s, *"at !resses t"e and ,earns t"e 0irst to 1ear, Ma4ing t"e -o en o0 good carriage: *"is is s"e'' #$M%$ Peace, !eace, Mercutio, !eace: *"ou ta,4&st o0 not"ing. M%#()*I$ *rue, I ta,4 o0 drea s, +"ic" are t"e c"i,dren o0 an id,e 1rain, 9egot o0 not"ing 1ut vain 0antas., +"ic" is as t"in o0 su1stance as t"e air And ore inconstant t"an t"e -ind, -"o -ooes %ven no- t"e 0ro6en 1oso o0 t"e nort", And, 1eing anger&d, !u00s a-a. 0ro t"ence, *urning "is 0ace to t"e de-'dro!!ing sout".

1. A0ter reading !art o0 Act I, scene IV, -"at are so e c"aracter traits o0 Mercutio/ %;!,ain using evidence. Mercutio is c,ever and -itt. 1ecause "e uses connections o0 8ueen a1. 2. Ho- does Mercutios and #o eos ideas o0 ,ove di00er/ )se evidence. Mercutio "as a di00erent vie- o0 ,ove t"a #o eo. Mercutio vie-s it as a ,ess na<ve -a. t"en ro eo does. Mercutio a4es 0un o0 #o eo 1ecause "e vie- ,ove in a ore ro antic -a.. =or e;a !,e, -"en ro eo -ou,dnt dance ercutio said >?ou are a ,over, 1orro- (u!id&s -ings @ And soar -it" t"e a1ove a co on 1ound.>A Act I, Scene IVB . *"is s"o-s t"at Mercutio is a ore !".sica, ,over -"ereas #o eo is a ore 0ee,ing ,over. 3. +"at is t"e !ur!ose o0 t"is ,ong ono,ogue/ +". does S"a4es!eare add it/ *"e !ur!ose o0 t"is ,ong ono,ogue is to go against t"e ideas o0 t"e stor.. Suc" as ,ove is not rea, and drea s are not rea,. S"a4es!eare added t"is ,ong ono,ogue to "ave con0,ict C. +"at t"e e is starting to 1e deve,o!ed in Act I, scene IV/ *"e t"e e starting to 1e deve,o!ed in Act I, scene IV ever.t"ing is due to 0ate. 5. $n t"e 1ac4 or a se!arate s"eet o0 !a!er, dra- a !icture o0 2ueen Ma1 as detai,ed as !ossi1,e using Mercutios descri!tion.

Vivian Hoang Period 2 Due: 5.6.13

Introduction o0 t"e 5urse


S"a4es!eare uses t"e nurse to 0oi, Dad. (a!u,et and is used to e !"asis t"e re,ation o0 1et-een Eu,iet. *"e nurse -as introduced in Act 1 Scene 3. Her tit,e is a nurse to Eu,iet and a servant 1ut s"e aintains an active voice in t"e 0a i,. a00airs. =or

Vivian Hoang Period 2 Due: 5.6.13 e;a !,e, -"en Dad. (a!u,et -anted to ta,4 to Eu,iet !rivate,., s"e a,so invited t"e nurse into t"e conversation. *"e 1ond 1et-een t"e nurse and Eu,iet is "er true ot"er. =or e;a !,e Eu,iet addresses "er uc" stronger t"en -it"

ot"er as F ada G in a !ro!er tone. ore

+"i,e t"e nurse addresses Eu,iet as >+"at, ,a 1/ +"at ,ad.1ird/> -"ic" is in a

,aid 1ac4 tone. S"a4es!eare introduces t"e nurse t"is -a. to e !"asi6e t"e re,ation 1et-een a "ig" c,ass ot"er and daug"ter during t"at ti e !eriod. *"e re,ation is not as

strong as c,ose ,i4e -it" t"e nurse and Eu,iet. *"e nurses c"aracter is used to co !are to Dad. (a!u,et. 9ot" t"e c"aracters 0oi, eac" ot"er. =or e;a !,e Dad. (a!u,et is ver. !ro!er, -"i,e t"e nurse is ver. ,aid 1ac4 as s"e gossi!s a1out Paris ,i4e a sc"oo, gir,. S"a4es!eare introduces t"e nurse t"roug" a anner -"ere "e e !"asi6e 1ot" t"e re,ation

-it" Eu,iet and t"e 0oi,ing c"aracter -it" Dad. (a!u,et.

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