Romeo and juliet who is queen mab

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! Paraphrase O, then, I see Queen Mab has paid you a visit. She is the fairy responsible for dreaming, assuming a shape No bigger than an image engraved on a stone in the ring On the index finger of a politician, Drawn in her chariot by a team of creatures as tiny as atoms Across the noses of men as they lie asleep; Her wagon-spokes are made of long spiders' legs, The cover is made of grasshoppers' wings, The harness is made of the smallest spider's web, The collars around their necks are made of thin moonbeams, Her whip is made of a cricket's bone, the lash is made of film, Her charioteer is a small grey mosquito, Not even as big as a parasite Pulled off the lazy finger of a maid; Her chariot is an empty hazel-nut Made by the carpenter squirrel or old worm, Who have been the fairies' coach-makers since time began.

This is that very Mab That tangles the manes of horses in the night, And plasters on bloody knots in the hair of sluttish women, The untangling of which brings much misfortune either the ire of Mab or possibly infection : This is the hag, who, when virgins lie on their backs, Pushes on them and teaches them to stand the act of intercourse , Making them able to bear the load of their husbands' weight.

Shakespeare's Puns A pun is a play upon words that makes us laugh because the word or phrase used references another word of identical pronunciation but with a much different meaning. Shakespeare loved puns, as is evident in Mercutio's dialogue throughout the play. However, some of the puns are confusing to modern readers because we are generally unfamiliar with the Warwickshire dialect and terms common in Shakespeare's day.

Mercutio says, "Thy wit is a very bitter sweeting; it is a most sharp sauce" 2. Shakespeare seems to have enjoyed shocking the audience with bawdy puns and there are many in Romeo and Juliet.

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