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Question 1

romeo quote #3 + meaning

Answer 1

R: “Being but heavy, I will bear the light.”, “You having dancing shoes With nimble soles, I have a soul of lead.” More wordplay and oxymorons.

Question 2

romeo quote #4 + meaning

Answer 2

R: “Is love a tender thing? It is too rough […]” Love has hurt him to the point where he can no longer appreciate it.

Question 3

mercutio quote #1 + meaning

Answer 3

M: “If love be rough with you, be rough with love: Prick love for pricking, and you beat love down.” Fight back against love, make it yours by defeating it.

Question 4

romeo quote #5/ mercutio quote #2 + meaning

Answer 4

M: “Dreamers often lie.” R: “In bed asleep, while they do dream things true.” Opposing views on dreams. Romeo is a romantic and dreams of valor and love, whereas Mercutio shatters these dreams and sees through them, like through Romeo’s depressing wordplay and through Tybalt’s dreams of honour.

Question 5

mercutio quote #3 + meaning

Answer 5

M: “O then I see Queen Mab hath been with you: […] Turning his side to the dew-dropping south.” Speech of little substance and no importance in the play - reflection on Mercutio’s view on dreams, and how he sees them as meaningless. Additionally, characterises Mercutio. He does stuff for little reason, like this speech.