Mercutio Flashcards
1
Q
‘If love be —– with you, be rough with love.’
A
‘If love be rough with you, be rough with love.’
Act 1, scene 4 Mercutio to Romeo about Rosaline
- Emphasises how Elizabethan men were meant to be strong and show no emotion
- Juxtaposition conveys how Mercutio and Romeo have two different opinions on love
- Repetition of noun ‘rough’ illustrates how hurt Romeo is by his unrequited love for Rosaline
2
Q
‘O —-, dishonourable, —- submission! Tybalt, you — catcher, will you wash’
A
‘O calm, dishonourable, vile submission! Tybalt, you rat catcher, will you wash’
Act 3, scene 1 Mercutio
3
Q
‘Men’s —- were made to look, and let them —-; I will not budge for no man’s ——–.’
A
‘Men’s eyes were made to look, and let them gaze; I will not budge for no man’s pleasure.’
Act 3, scene 1 Mercutio
4
Q
‘O plague o’ both your ——’
A
‘O plague o’ both your houses’ REPEATED THREE TIMES
Act 3, scene 1 Mercutio
