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In way back when Shakespeare plays were actually funny, biting your thumb was a hand gesture that is the equivalent of giving somebody the finger.

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Who said do you bite your thumb at us sir?

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Romeo and juitet what dose bauteing you thumb at someone mean?

Biting your thumb at someone back then is the equivalent to giving someone the middle finger today. It's just a rude gesture intended to make the Capulets angry. When they are asked "Are you biting our thumb at us, Sir?" and respond saying "I do bite my thumb sir." That would be the same as when people subtly give you the middle finger and say that isn'thow they meant it.


What does it mean -bite your thumb?

"Bite your thumb" is an old gesture of insult or provocation, similar to giving someone the finger. It is considered rude in many cultures and can escalate tensions between individuals.


What character brings comic relief to Romeo and Juliet?

an example of comic relief is at the beginning of the play with the Montagues and the CapuletsI:i:41-53 "I will frown as I pass by... No, sir, I do not bite my thumb at you, sir; but I bite my thumb, sir."


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Do you bite your thumb at me?

actually, it was used in the french and English wars, when captors would offer the option to prisoners to either be killed or bite a fig from the anus of a donkey. the sign is a huge insult in England, and tells the other person that i hate you and the only way you can regain my respect is to do something horrible, like to bite a fig out of an ass's ass.


An insulting gesture is to bite one's what in romeo and Juliet?

An insulting gesture in "Romeo and Juliet" is to bite one's thumb. This action is akin to flipping someone off in modern-day terms and is seen as a sign of disrespect.


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just ask nicely if they don't want to then just ask another one of your friends to thumb wrestle *I'm sure their not gonna bite they are your friends :)


In new moon does Edward get mad about Bella picking him?

no, hes decided that he will bite her as long as she marries him and she says yes. no, hes decided that he will bite her as long as she marries him and she says yes.