Mercutio is referring to Cupid, the Roman god of love, when he says "blind bow boy." This is a playful way of pointing out Cupid's blindness, as love is often portrayed as irrational and unpredictable.
Mercutio is referring to Cupid, the Roman god of love, when he mentions the "blind bow boy" in Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet." This nickname suggests Cupid's playful and sometimes mischievous nature in causing love to be blind and unpredictable.
Mercutio. According to Mercutio, Tybalt is "the very butcher of a silk button."
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Mercutio says this about Tybalt.
Mercutio challenged Tybalt to a fight when there was no need to do so. Indeed Mercutio was spoiling for a fight with him from the start. When Tybalt asks if he can have a word with Mercutio, Mercutio says, "why not couple it with something? Why not make it a word and a blow?" which is about a provocative as you could get.
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Mercutio says that "dreamers often lie"
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