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"The Queen Mab speech is really stupid so Mercutio is trying to tell Romeo that dreams are stupid" - WORST possible answer you could be given. He relates Queen Mab to, as nicely as I can put this, whores. He describes a DARK, DARK world through a description of faries. Queen Mab brings dreams to each person, made for the specific person, lawyers dream of money and cases, lovers dream of love and soldiers dream of killing the enemy. It also says that Queen Mab makes women how they are.
Romeo takes his dreams fairly seriously, as evidenced in Act I scene iv. Though Mercutio believes that dreams are inconsistent and not to be trusted (this is a very simplified summary of Mercutio's thoughts on the matter), Romeo thinks they are very important and that they can give warnings or predict misfortune. Apparently Romeo has had some dream that is making him worry about going through with their plan of going to the party.
Romeo's uncertainty here is some pretty heavy foreshadowing because as it turns out, he meets Juliet at the party and their relationship doesn't exactly end well.
In Act One, Mercutio says that they are silly and a sign of an idle mind.
The Queen Mab controls dreams courtesy of AuroraBorealis pure genius :P
"I talk of dreams which are the children of an idle brain, begot of nothing but vain fantasy, which is as thin of substance as the air, and more inconstant than the wind."
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What feelings about dreams does Mercutio express in his Queen Mab monolog?
Mercutio doesn't trust dreams. He think dreams, like dreamers, often lie.
Why do you suppose mercutio told such a fantastic story to romeo about dreams?
Mercutio liked to hear himself talk.
What does Mercutio mean when he says I talk of dreams which are the children of an idle brain?
dreams are not always answers
What does mercurio say about dreams in romeo and Juliet?
Mercutio says that dreams are the product of an idle brain.
In romeo and Juliet who is queen Mab and what is she doing during her travels?
Queen mab was mention by Mercutio in scene vi, who was mocking about Romeo's believe in dreams.
What feelings about dreams does Mercutio express in his Queen Mab monolog?
Mercutio doesn't trust dreams. He think dreams, like dreamers, often lie.
Why do you suppose mercutio told such a fantastic story to romeo about dreams?
Mercutio liked to hear himself talk.
What does Mercutio mean when he says I talk of dreams which are the children of an idle brain?
dreams are not always answers
What does mercurio say about dreams in romeo and Juliet?
Mercutio says that dreams are the product of an idle brain.
In romeo and Juliet who is queen Mab and what is she doing during her travels?
Queen mab was mention by Mercutio in scene vi, who was mocking about Romeo's believe in dreams.
What is Mercutio and attitude toward Romeo and lovesickness?
Mercutio takes a mocking and cynical attitude toward Romeo's lovesickness. He often teases Romeo and encourages him to move on from his infatuation with Rosaline. Mercutio believes that Romeo's romantic woes are trivial and that he should focus on enjoying life.
What opinion of dreams is expressed in Mercutio's Queen Mab speech?
The idea is that a person's dreams are directed by fairies.
In romeo and Juliet who said dreams are the children of an idle brain?
Mercutio.
What does marcutio say about dreams?
Mercutio says that "dreamers often lie"
What feeling about dreams does mercutio express in his queen mab monologue?
You dream about what you care about.
Who is the fairy that mercutio says vists romeo in dreams?
Queen Mab, Queen of the Fairies.
Who is the fairy that mercutio say visits romeos in dreams?
The name of the fairy is Queen Mab, a character out of Celtic Mythology. Mercutio imagines her as a tiny person who rides a tiny chariot over the person. Depending where she rides, the person will have different dreams.
