Romeo and Juliet’s “Queen
Mab” Speech
What do you think the Queen Mab speech
means?
In English folklore,
the queen of the
fairies. Mab is a
mischievous but
mostly well-meaning
creature.
In William
Shakespeare's Romeo
and Juliet, she is
referred to as the
fairies' midwife, who
delivers sleeping men
of their secret wishes
and dreams.
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ness i
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s
Love
minor
just a should
and
issue
not be .
rated
exagge
Hoping
in dre
am
is del
usiona s
l
and th
ose wh
o
believ
e
i
n
dreams
are
childr like
en.
Different
Interpretations
Women are mischievous
and cannot be trusted.
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ites suc
s
o
p
p
o
e
Emphasiz d war, or life
an
as love
ch are
i
h
w
h
t
a
d
and de
Romeo an
n
i
s
e
m
the
Juliet.
be
It’s important to
not
down to Earth and
up in the clouds.
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th
peop ings hap
l
much e who dr pen to
e
and
don’ am too
real t live i
ity.
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Who gives the Queen Mab speech, and who is that
character talking to?