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Teaching Excerpt: Romeo and Juliet Act I Scene IV Mercutio's Queen Mab Speech

Excerpt: Romeo and Juliet Act I Scene IV Mercutio's Queen Mab Speech

In this excerpt from Act I Scene IV of Romeo and Juliet, Mercutio describes Queen Mab and dreams. Students will close read the speech and answer questions about Queen Mab and Mercutio's overall message about dreams.\n\n

William Shakespeare
Public Domain

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

Do dreams have meaning?
STANDARDS:
RL.1 - Meaning & Evidence, RL.2 - Main Ideas, RL.3 - Characters & Plot

DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE (DOK) LEVELS:

1,2,3
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