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  when the Nurse comes to speak to Romeo, what is Mercutio's reaction, and why is Mercutio's reaction this?

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could you give the exact scene and act numbers, I'm struggling to find exactly which part you're talking about
chloe
06 April 2011
Right I think you're talking about Act 2
chloe
06 April 2011
Basically Mercutio is teasing the Nurse all the way, making sexual references such as 'Tis no less, I tell you, for the bawdy hand of the dial is now upon the prick of noon.'
chloe
06 April 2011
She reacts in the typical Nurse-like fashion: flustered and indignant 'Out upon you! what a man are you!'
chloe
06 April 2011
he continues to tease her throughout and Shakespeare is providing the audience with some nice comical moments in a play that can be very intense
chloe
06 April 2011
Mercutio is an anti-romantic character regards love as an exclusively physical pursuit and his reaction to the nurse reflects this.
chloe
07 April 2011
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