Mercutio is alluding to cupid to bring back romeo with one of his arrows of love.It also alludes to Venus the godess of love.In this quote Mercutio is summoning Romeo to come back with love.... "One nickname for her purblind son and heir, young abraham cupid, he that shot so true when king cophetua loved the begger maid." (74 act 2 scene 1)
the allusions shown are that, when romeo is going back to see juliet, mercutio is trying to stop him & his using allusions about venus the goddess of love in which alludes to her dim-sighted son cupid to shot romeo with on of his arrows to bring him back, the king cophetua;falls in love with a beggar maid & makes her his queen. in this case enemies fall in love. & mercutio was trying to stop him by talking about rosaline, the one he thought he loved. "speak to my gossip venus one fair word,one nickname for her purblind son and heir, young abraham cupid, he that shot so trim when king cophetua loved the begger maid."
When Mercutio is calling for Romeo to come back and forget Rosaline, he alludes to Cupid and to his mother Venus, in Roman Mythology. When he says "... my gossip Venus one fair word…her purblind son and heir, Young Abraham Cupid, he that shot so true when King Cophetua loved the beggar maid. He heareth not, he stirreth not, he moveth not…” (72, ii, 11 – 15) By alluding to Cupid in the story of King Cophetua and his mother Venus, Mercutio uses events in the past to convice Romeo to come back to him, Mercutio and Benvolio, and forget about Rosaline and get out of the Carpulet property , “…I conjure thee by Rosaline’s Bright eyes, by her high forehead …” (72, ii, 17 and 18).
William Shakespeare uses the famous quote "But soft, what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun." What does this quote mean and what is Juliet being compared to?
Answering Alex B's question: What Kind of irony is it when Mercutio talks about Rosaline?
It is ironic when Mercitio tries to summon Romeo by using a description of Rosaline because Romeo is not interested in Rosaline any more. Instead, he has fallen in love with Juliet, so Mercutio's description of Rosaline doesn't matter to Romeo, but Mercutio thinks it does.
I think that, "But soft, what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun." Is trying to tell you that Romeo sees the light in the window. He says that it is to the east, and Juliet it the sun. The sun rises to the east, so basically he is saying that Juliet is that rising sun. In ways, that could mean that Juliet is that light that rises above everyone, and that she is perfect in everyone way. Possibly since she is the sun, people look up to her in such a manner. Therefore, those are what I believe the meanings of those lines are.
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discuss one of the allusions in the scene:
Mercutio is alluding to cupid to bring back romeo with one of his arrows of love.It also alludes to Venus the godess of love.In this quote Mercutio is summoning Romeo to come back with love.... "One nickname for her purblind son and heir, young abraham cupid, he that shot so true when king cophetua loved the begger maid."
(74 act 2 scene 1)
Question:
What Kind of irony is it when Mercutio talks about Rosaline?
:Discuss one of the allusions in the scene.
the allusions shown are that,
when romeo is going back to see juliet, mercutio is trying to stop him & his using allusions about venus the goddess of love in which alludes to her dim-sighted son cupid to shot romeo with on of his arrows to bring him back, the king cophetua;falls in love with a beggar maid & makes her his queen. in this case enemies fall in love.
& mercutio was trying to stop him by talking about rosaline, the one he thought he loved.
"speak to my gossip venus one fair word,one nickname for her purblind son and heir, young abraham cupid, he that shot so trim when king cophetua loved the begger maid."
When Mercutio is calling for Romeo to come back and forget Rosaline, he alludes to Cupid and to his mother Venus, in Roman Mythology. When he says "... my gossip Venus one fair word…her purblind son and heir, Young Abraham Cupid, he that shot so true when King Cophetua loved the beggar maid. He heareth not, he stirreth not, he moveth not…” (72, ii, 11 – 15) By alluding to Cupid in the story of King Cophetua and his mother Venus, Mercutio uses events in the past to convice Romeo to come back to him, Mercutio and Benvolio, and forget about Rosaline and get out of the Carpulet property , “…I conjure thee by Rosaline’s Bright eyes, by her high forehead …” (72, ii, 17 and 18).
Why do you think Mercutio makes fun of Romeo? Do you think this has anything to do with Mercutio's past?
William Shakespeare uses the famous quote "But soft, what light through yonder window breaks?
It is the east, and Juliet is the sun." What does this quote mean and what is Juliet being compared to?
Answering Alex B's question:
What Kind of irony is it when Mercutio talks about Rosaline?
It is ironic when Mercitio tries to summon Romeo by using a description of Rosaline because Romeo is not interested in Rosaline any more. Instead, he has fallen in love with Juliet, so Mercutio's description of Rosaline doesn't matter to Romeo, but Mercutio thinks it does.
How do you think Mercutio feels about love after making the comment "If love be blind, love cannot hit the mark"(76)?
Answering to Ibrahim.N's Question
I think that, "But soft, what light through yonder window breaks?
It is the east, and Juliet is the sun." Is trying to tell you that Romeo sees the light in the window. He says that it is to the east, and Juliet it the sun. The sun rises to the east, so basically he is saying that Juliet is that rising sun. In ways, that could mean that Juliet is that light that rises above everyone, and that she is perfect in everyone way. Possibly since she is the sun, people look up to her in such a manner. Therefore, those are what I believe the meanings of those lines are.
connor b
The Friar Lawrence is not really his father right, he is the father of the christian church correct?
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