WebAs Shakespeare put it when describing the activity of Queen Mab: “That plaits the manes of horses in the night; And bakes the elflocks in foul sluttish [slovenly] hairs“. An essay in … WebThis is that very Mab That plats the manes of horses in the night, And bakes the elflocks in foul sluttish hairs, Which once untangled, much misfortune bodes: This is the hag, …

Romeo and Juliet: Quotes about Queen Mab SparkNotes

WebThis is that very Mab That plaits the manes of horses in the night And bakes the elf-locks in foul sluttish hairs, Which once untangled much misfortune bodes. This is the hag, … WebAnd bakes the elf-locks in foul sluttish hairs, Which, once untangled, much misfortune bodes. This is the hag, when maids lie on their backs, That presses them and learns them first to bear, Making them women of good carriage. –Romeo and Juliet: I, iv, 53-94. William Shakespeare, from Romeo and Juliet. csb eastern shore

Romeo and Juliet Quotes: Queen Mab SparkNotes

WebThis is that very Mab That plats the manes of horses in the night, plats = braids And bakes the elflocks in foul sluttish hairs, elflocks = horse’s mane Which once untangled, much misfortune bodes: bode = foretell/predicts. WebThis paper describes how contemporary urban folklore about “elf knots” or “witch knots” in horses’ manes has endured almost unchanged since Shakespeare wrote “That is the very Mab that plaits the manes of horses in the night, And bakes the elflocks in foul sluttish hairs, which once untangled, much misfortune bodes.” WebThis is that very Mab That plats the manes of horses in the night, And bakes the elflocks in foul sluttish hairs, Which once untangled, much misfortune bodes: 40 This is the hag, … csbeat1.0