Allusion in Romeo and Juliet Act 1 Scene 4?

Answer 1

There is an allusion to Cupid. "We'll have no Cupid hoodwinked with a scarf" There is also of course an allusion to the character in Celtic myth, Queen Mab. "I see Queen Mab hath been with you."

Answer 2

From Shmoop Literature Romeo and Juliet

Chapter Summaries

Act V, Scene I

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* In exile in Mantua, Romeo wakes up feeling good. He has just had a dream in which Juliet found him dead, but then kissed him back to life. (Foreshadowing…) * Romeo's servant Balthasar (ironically the name of a wise man in the New Testament) arrives with the news from Verona. There's no good way to say this: Juliet's dead. * Romeo asks him if there's any message from Friar Laurence, but Balthasar says, "No." * Romeo immediately decides that the only thing he can do is go to Juliet's grave and commit suicide there. He knows a poor apothecary who sells illegal drugs, including poisons. * He goes to said apothecary and convinces him to secretly sell him poison. Then he heads for Verona. Act V, Scene II

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* Why didn't Romeo get the message Friar Laurence sent him? Because Friar Laurence sent the letter with his friend, Friar John, who was delayed due to an unfortunate mix-up. (Someone accidentally thought he had the plague). * Friar John comes back without having delivered the letter. Friar Laurence has a bad feeling about this. * He goes off to the tomb thinking he'll have to wake Juliet alone.

Answer 3

"The shady curtains of Aurora's bed." is an allusion to the goddess of dawn in Roman mythology.

Answer 4

"Gallop apace you fiery-footed steeds to Phoebus' lodging."