- Discuss one of the many puns in the scene.
- Discuss the mood of Romeo and his friends as they go to the party.
- Discuss foreshadowing in the scene.
- Characterization of Mercutio?
- Characterization of Romeo?
- How are Mercutio and Romeo foils for one another?
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Question:
Mercutio rambles on about dreams while Benvolio interrupts and says they should leave before it gets too late. In response Rome says, "Some consequences yet hanging in the stars Shall bitterly begin his fearful date With this night's revels, and expire the term Of a despised life closed in my breast, By some vile forfeit of untimely death." (56, Scene1, Act 4) Romeo says that he has a feeling, as a consequence of going to this party tonight; something amiss will occur that will end with the death of him stabbed in the chest. Why do you think Romeo has such a raunchy feeling about going to this party? And is the author foreshadowing something to happen in the near future, if so what is your thoughts on it?
What do you think could have caused Mercutio's negative outlook on dreams?
Question:
How could Romeo change so quickly from being "lovesick" of Rosaline to being "lovestruck" by Juliet? For example, when Benvolio invites Romeo to the party to look at other girls, Romeo accepts his offer, not to look for other girls, but to "'rejoice in splendor of mine own'"(act 1, scene 2, pg.36). Romeo seemed to be fixed upon Rosaline, but suddenly he changed.
Answering Question: Why do you think Romeo has such a raunchy feeling about going to this party? And is the author foreshadowing something to happen in the near future, if so what is your thoughts on it?(ZHussein)
Since it's the party of the Capulets and Montagues are enemies of the Capulets, he feels that the Montagues might recognize him, and probably kill him. He doesn't want to go to the party because Rosaline is going to be there. He doesn't want to go in fron of him. I think the author is foreshadowing the meeting of Romeo and Juliet in this party. Which probably will save Romeo from being dead.
answering brian. k's question:
I think that Mercutio has had his own problems with dreams, because when he says " that dreamers often lie" (52, L54) it sounds like when using the word "often", he must have had his own experiance with false dreams. Perhaps Mercutio has experianced love and it ended in a way that didnt favor Mercutio, and perhaps he doesnt want that to happen to Romeo, and thats why he gives a negative outlook on dreams. when doing so, i think he hopes Romeo will listen to him and he will find someone else that will be in favor to him [romeo].
Answering brian k.
I think that Mercutio has a negative outlook on dreams because they are always of something false and never real. He says, "my drams told me that dreamers often lie," (53,Act 1,Scene 4). This shows his dislike for dreams because it shows him something that he wants, but cannot have. And by describing the dreams of different people, he is also showing his view of humanity as people who lie.
What is the purpose of Mercutio telling Romeo about different kinds of dreams? What is significant about his tone towards these dreams?
I think Mercutio's negative outlook on dreams was caused by Queen Mab giving him a false dream and he knew that it would never come true. He had a dream about something that he knew would never happen, in which Queen Mab would also go around putting ideas in peoples heads that were intirelly to imposible for them to come true.
in response to brian k.s question.
i think mercuito talks about dreams in such a negative way through experience. he may once of dreamed of somthing that he felt would come true, but his hopes were smashed by some other person or thing. maybe by love of a close death.
Answering Brian K's question
Maybe Queen Mab visited one of Mercutio's dreams and gave him a great dream. Mercutio probably thought his dream would come true, but it probably didn't. The dream not coming true might have led to his point of view of dreams being lies.
answering brian k.s question
i think what caused mercutios neg. outlook on dreams is when he explained that queen mab actually made people dream whatever she wanted them to dream, it was her choice. not all of her choices were happy picnic dreams like when mercutio says "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." Queen mab basically killed dreams for mercutio. like when somebody tells you that applesauce is made with grasshoppers eyes, that person killed applesause for you. i also think that mercutio was disgusted that she 'pressed the maids' so hes also disgusted with her.
QUESTION:
The Nurse is a very obnoxious person, who raised Juliet as a child. Normally, a child learns by example, normally from thier gaurdian. Why don't you think Juliet has inherited the preposterous mannerisms in which her Nurse portrayed? Or has she?
answering brian ks question
maybe mercutio had a negative outlook on dreams because maybe he had a bad dream once before. maybe he had a dream that he was the foreign soldier the other soldier cut the throat of."sometimes she driveth o'er a soldiers neck, and then dreams he of cutting foreign throats. maybe he had a nightmare that the foreign sooldier was him.
In response to Mrs. Wells question
"Discuss one of the many puns in the scene."
When they are talking about dancing Romeo says "You have dancing shoes with nimble soles. I have a soul of lead so stakes me to the ground I cannot move."(49,ActI,Scene4). The use of 'sole' means the bottom covering of shoes and a 'soul' is a spiritual entity someway or another connected to humans in order to explain morality. So when Romeo talks about "nimble soles" he refers to Mercutio's ability to dance with his shoes but when he talks about his "soul of lead" he says that his being is filled with a remorse denser than that of which is of this earth rendering him incapable of walking never mind dancing.
discussing the mood of romeoandhis friends as they go to the party.
romeo was sad because he found out the girl he loved did not like him back.so he was kinda depressed. and his saddness rubbed off on his friends because whenever my friends are sad and im near them im sad also.
my own question
why do you think the 2 families are fighting?(capulets and montagues) even though juliet and romeo are so madly in love with eachother do you think it is right for the families to make them never see eachother again?
Towards the end of Act 1 Scene 4 rome says " some vile forfeit of untimrly death." If he has a feeling that going to the party will somehow cause his death why would he go anyway? What does this reveal about Romeo?
Answering Question:
How could Romeo change so quickly from being "lovesick" of Rosaline to being "lovestruck" by Juliet? For example, when Benvolio invites Romeo to the party to look at other girls, Romeo accepts his offer, not to look for other girls, but to "'rejoice in splendor of mine own'"(act 1, scene 2, pg.36). Romeo seemed to be fixed upon Rosaline, but suddenly he changed.
I believe that Romeo wasn't lovesick of Rosaline but more, 'sprung' or awestruck by her beauty ness. The moment Romeo's eyes landed on Juliet he saw her looks as even more extravagant, which automatically made Juliet more attractive in his eyes. There is no real textual evidence to support this question but as soon as Romeo spotted Juliet, "Oh, she [Juliet] doth teach the torches how to burn bright..." (60, Act 1, Scene 5") he described her as more beautiful than a torch itself. After Romeo started to talk to converse with Juliet which is when he truly became love struck.
To answer elizibeth's question, romeo goes to this patry he knows that he can not control his fate and he (romeo) states that "he that hath the steerage of my course, direct my sail"(1,iv,114-115)
The mood of Romeo and his friends as theyt go to the party is foreboding and mealncholy because Romeo has a feeling that going to this party is not smart of them to do and he(Romeo) is still depressed about Rosaline. He doesn't want to dance because he has "a soul of lead so stakes me to the ground I cannot move"(1,iv, 16-17)
In response to Mrs. Wells question
"Discuss one of the many puns in the scene."
One of the many puns is when romeo is making an excuse to not dance "You have dancing shoes with nimble soles. I have a soul of lead so stakes me to the ground i cannot move." when romeo is saying that mercutio liturally has 'nimble soles' on his shoes that are easy to dance in.But when romeo is saying that he has 'a soul of lead' he is not saying that he has heavy shoes he is saying that the burden of his lover weighs him down. the burden weighs him down to the point where his stressing over the problem has left him without energy or will to be, or even try to be happy(dancing).A 'sole' is the inner most part of a shoe ,the part that is the cornerstone of the shoe, with out the sole the shoe wouldnt be a shoe. This is simaler with people, a 'soul' is what makes us alive it is the breath of life(Holy Spirit) in side of us and with out it we would be dead. so the pun here is that 'sole' and 'soul',they sound the same when you say it but when ever you read it you can see thta its different. so when you say 'soul'/'sole' you hear the same word, but here i have proven that it can mean two different things.
Answering Mrs. Wells question:
· Discuss the mood of Romeo and his friends as they go to the party.
While preparing to go to the Capulet ball, Romeo and his friends have conflicting moods. While Benvolio and Mercutio are ready to “..measure them a measure and be gone” (Act 1, Scene 4, line 11) and are ready to enjoy an exciting party, Romeo is much more hesitant and anxious about the evening. Benvolio and Mercutio try to make the mood encouraging , trying to convince their friend to go and have fun with them. They try to make their flippant mood about the party and its activities rub off on Romeo, but he is still anxious and nervous about the party and the consequences of going. The moods of Romeo and his friends are foils to one another because they are all going to the same place but have different views about what they are going to experience.
Answering:What do you think could have caused Mercutio's negative outlook on dreams?
I think mercutio's negative out look on dreams comes from a bad experiance he had. perhaps he had a dream that told him to do some thing, and if he does this he will be greatly rewrded. But when mercutio followed the dream's instructions things didnt go the way as planed instead they went the oposite way.so this is probably how he get his opinion as "dreamers often lie"(52, L54) because he trusted a dream and it didnt work out the way he hoped.
Question:
Why do you think in the middle of mercutios's speach about Queen Mab ,changes from positive outlook,"Drawn by a team of little atomi over men's noses as they lie asleep."(act 1,sce.4,L.59-60)to a negative outlook,"And then dreams he of cutting foreign throats..." (act 1,sce.4,L85)?
Answering Brian K.’s question:
What do you think could have caused Mercutio’s negative outlook on dreams?
Mercutio’s negative outlook on dreams could have been caused by his own failed dreams. He shows his anger by saying dreams are “of nothing but vain fantasy” (line 100), which could mean that he is disappointed that his own fantasies have not come true. He is angry at himself for believing his dreams to happen one day, and since they didn’t he treats dreams as disgusting and unimportant. He has a negative outlook because he once believed and those things didn’t happen.
Mercutio and Romeo are foils for eachoter. Romeo being the romantic day dreamer and Mercutio thinking that dreaming is useless. A quote displaying this contradictory would be when Mercutio says,"That dreamers often lie-" as Romeo builds on the quote by answering "-in bed asleep, while they dream thinkg that are true"(61). This pun on the word lie reveals that each has another view on dreamers, Mercutio believing that they lie, and Romeo believing that they dream true.
When Mercutio describes Queen Mab, is there a reason that Shakespeare made her appearance and the wagon with bugs and stuff? Is that supposed to be symbolizing something? If so, what and why?
In response to Josh T.'s question, the familys are fighting because of an older fight that has continued on through generation. In the prologue, it states "From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. From forth the fatal loins of these two foes, ..."(20). If there was love at fist sight, than that would be the case here. I dont believe it is fair to Romeo and Juliet to be kept away from one another, but parents wishes should not be broken because of it.
What are some examples from the text that support evidence of true love in the play?
Discussing Romeo and his friends' moods entering the party.
As Romeo and his friends enter the party, Romeo is very depressed, "...I am not for this ambling. Being but heavy, I will bear the light." He clearly states he is very sad and does not want to dance. His friends feel as if he is bringing them down, "Tut, dun's the mouse, the constable's own word. If thou art dun, we'll draw thee from the mire.." They think the Romeo is being a party pooper and will do anything to cheer him up.
Answering e. castillo's question.
I think Romeo is going to the party because he really doesnt't care about his life anymore, or that could be just his bad mood making him say that. I think this because he says "But he hath the steerage of my course, Direct my sail" revealing that he feels he has no control over his life in whish he does, but doesn't make an attempt to change fate.
One of the puns from this scence was when Mercutio said "That dreamers often lie." By that Mercutio meant that the dreamers dream of lies, or basically a wanting. Nothing true. Romeo took it as a dreamer lies asleep to dream of something true.
Answering Brian's Question:
I believe that Mercutio didn't really have negative feelings for dreams until Romeo began obsessing over some little dream he had one night. He is mainly trying to prove a point to Romeo about what each kind of person dreams of.
Judging by his Queen Mab speech, what do you think Mercutio's attitude towards dreams is?
I believe that Romeo chooses to go to the party because he believes that whatever happens will be due to fate. He has no control over what is to come, and perhaps at this point in his life he does not care what is to become of him. He is no longer in control of his life and is leaving it to "...he that hath the steerage of my course, direct my sail." Basically letting fate blow him whichever way it will.
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