Prepare: What it is that prompts Mercutio's wild rant in the first place. Mercutio also informs Romeo that dreams "are the children of an idle brain," which is another way of saying that Romeo is an idiot and his dreams about Rosaline are ridiculous (1.4.12). Given the context of the speech, What does Mercutio suggest about dreams?
Engage:
Engage:
- Watch the 1996 Baz Luhrmann version of Queen Mab's speech.
- Why is it so different? How does Luhrmann's interpretation display Mercutio's comment about dreams?
- Based on what you know about Mercutio, how does he explicitly and implicitly develop?