| Front | Queen Mab speech |
|---|---|
| Back | 'If love be rough with you, be rough with love' (A1 S4) Mercutio's anti-romantic view of love - it is physical not spiritual The whole speech is about a fairy that delivers dreams because of people's desires and anxieties. Introduces notion that lovers dream of love, soldiers dream of killing, etc. ('Through lovers' brains, and then they dream of love') Romeo is one of these people and his state of being lovesick is essentially pointless, according to Mercutio. The speech highlights Mercutio's role as Romeo's foil. |
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