Mercutio
Scene Quotation Idea Analysis Device
Act 1 ‘ Queen Mab hath Intelligence Mercutio’s intelligence and Linguistic
Scene 4 been with you’ imagination is well shown
through his wit.
‘lie on their backs’ Intelligence Mercutio and Nurse both think
Social class that marriage and love is about
sex. However, they both say the
same thing about lying on backs
but the Nurse is more graphic
and crude, whereas Mercutio is
more witty. Parallel between
their characters but also
contrast because of how they
say it.
‘women of good Humour Pun. ‘carriage’ meaning carrying Linguistic
carriage’ the man but also about posture.
Act 2 ‘raise a spirit’ Humour Wordplay is full of sexual Linguistic
Scene 1 ‘mistress’ circle’ language and is intelligent.
‘stand’ ‘laid it’
‘conjur’d it down’
‘open arse’
‘pop’rin pear’
Act 2 ‘stabbed’ Love Mercutio puns about cupid’s Linguistic
Scene 4 ‘shot’ ‘with a Classical love and Romeo. ‘stabbed’. He
love-song’ uses classical imagery and
shows his intelligence.
‘a duellist, a duellist’ Mercutio looks as if he’s Structural
speaking prose but there is still
rhythm in his speech. The
rhythm sounds like he is
fencing.
‘for the numbers He laughs at how Romeo is a
that Petrarch flowed Petrarchan lover. References to
in’ classical mythology. By drawing
‘Dido a dowdy’ on the mythology, he
‘Cleopatra a gipsy’ emphasises how Romeo is love
‘Helen and Hero lorn. Shakespeare shows how
hildings and harlots’ he is educated.
‘Thisbe a grey
eye or so’
‘conceive’ Pun – means to understand or Linguistic
have a baby.
‘now art thou Romeo’ Love Juliet’s love has finally returned Dramatic
(Mercutio) him to his normal state.
Shakespeare has made
Mercutio say this to make sure
Scene Quotation Idea Analysis Device
Act 1 ‘ Queen Mab hath Intelligence Mercutio’s intelligence and Linguistic
Scene 4 been with you’ imagination is well shown
through his wit.
‘lie on their backs’ Intelligence Mercutio and Nurse both think
Social class that marriage and love is about
sex. However, they both say the
same thing about lying on backs
but the Nurse is more graphic
and crude, whereas Mercutio is
more witty. Parallel between
their characters but also
contrast because of how they
say it.
‘women of good Humour Pun. ‘carriage’ meaning carrying Linguistic
carriage’ the man but also about posture.
Act 2 ‘raise a spirit’ Humour Wordplay is full of sexual Linguistic
Scene 1 ‘mistress’ circle’ language and is intelligent.
‘stand’ ‘laid it’
‘conjur’d it down’
‘open arse’
‘pop’rin pear’
Act 2 ‘stabbed’ Love Mercutio puns about cupid’s Linguistic
Scene 4 ‘shot’ ‘with a Classical love and Romeo. ‘stabbed’. He
love-song’ uses classical imagery and
shows his intelligence.
‘a duellist, a duellist’ Mercutio looks as if he’s Structural
speaking prose but there is still
rhythm in his speech. The
rhythm sounds like he is
fencing.
‘for the numbers He laughs at how Romeo is a
that Petrarch flowed Petrarchan lover. References to
in’ classical mythology. By drawing
‘Dido a dowdy’ on the mythology, he
‘Cleopatra a gipsy’ emphasises how Romeo is love
‘Helen and Hero lorn. Shakespeare shows how
hildings and harlots’ he is educated.
‘Thisbe a grey
eye or so’
‘conceive’ Pun – means to understand or Linguistic
have a baby.
‘now art thou Romeo’ Love Juliet’s love has finally returned Dramatic
(Mercutio) him to his normal state.
Shakespeare has made
Mercutio say this to make sure
