mercutio disrespects the nurse, always laughing at her and doing other humorous things to express contempt towards her.
Mercutio. This is in Act II.
Mercutio meets up with Romeo and has a great time making fun of the Nurse.
mercutio never had a nurse... it was Juliet who had one!
mercutio never had a nurse... it was Juliet who had one!
They make fun of the nurse and when she says she needs to talk to Romeo mercutio wants to make fun of Romeo for it but benvoilo tries to prevent it.
Mercutio makes fun of the nurse because she is trying to act like a higher class citizen and at those times the rich class were allowed to make fun of the lower classes, and it was socially acceptable.
Both Benvolio and Mercutio are foils to Romeo.
The nurse think that Mercutio is very sarcastic. He was making fun of her face by saying hide it with a fan because no man wants to see it.
Mercutio is making a bawdy joke by suggesting that the nurse's fan is more beautiful than her face, implying that she is not an attractive woman. This showcases Mercutio's playful and witty character.
Benvolio declares a truce in the talk between the two friends, Mercutio turns his verbal rapier on the Nurse, flustering her to distraction.
They sure did. In Act 2, Scene 4, the Nurse comes to meet with Romeo as Juliet promised the night before. She finds Romeo and his gang hanging around. Benvolio doesn't say much but Mercutio harasses the Nurse and constantly interrupts her attempts to converse with Romeo. He finally leaves, calling her "ancient lady"
Mercutio.