Comedy Flashcards
1
Q
2.4: Nurse getting abused by Mercutio
A
“Good, Pete, to hide her face, for her fan’s the fairer face”
2
Q
Which 2 characters respectively serve as half the comedy?
A
Nurse and Mercutio
3
Q
What does Mercutio’s death in 3.3 signify?
A
The death of comedy in the play, and the darker turn that is about to be taken.
4
Q
What is ironic about Mercutio being a foil character?
A
Mercutio is a foil to the tragicness of the play, however, he ends up contributing to it.
5
Q
3.3: Mercutio joking as he is dying
A
“Ask for me tomorrow, and you shall find me a grave man!”
6
Q
1.3: Nurse joking
A
“Thou wilt fall backward when thou hast more wit, Wilt thou not, Jule?”
Juliet fell over when she was a toddler, Peter (Nurse’s husband) jokes that when she is older, she will fall backwards.
