Romeo and Juliet
Mercutio accuses Tybalt of insulting him and benvolio by calling them musicians. What musical metaphor does he use?
Act 3 scene 1
Page 119 lines 48-51
Act 3 scene 1
Page 119 lines 48-51
He's using musicians as a metaphor for making noise and referring to his sword as an instrument that is ready to play a noise (as he draws it) and kill Tybalt as well.