Act 1, Scene 4
"O, then, I see Queen Mab hath been with you. / She is the fairies' midwife" launches one of Shakespeare's most celebrated fantastical speeches.
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From Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Mercutio's whimsical, increasingly dark monologue about the fairy who brings dreams to sleepers, revealing his cynicism toward love and fantasy.
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