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MAB
(mab)
A
fairy queen said to create and control men's dreams
Common
clues: Fairy
queen; Queen of the fairies; Shelley queen; Fairy queen of
folklore; Fairy queen, in Shakespeare; Queen of dreams
Crossword
puzzle frequency:
once a year
Frequency
in English language:
39675 / 86800
Video:
Romeo
and Juliet – Queen Mab Speech
Queen
Mab as portrayed by Miranda Richardson in NBC's Merlin
Queen
Mab is a fairy referred to in Shakespeare's play Romeo and
Juliet. She also appears in other 17th century literature, and in
various guises in later poetry, drama and cinema. In the play her
activity is described in a famous speech by Mercutio written
originally in prose and often adapted into iambic pentameter, in
which she is described as a miniature creature who drives her
chariot into the noses and into the brains of sleeping people to
compel them to experience dreams of wish-fulfillment. She would
also bring the plague in some occasions. She is also described as
a midwife to help sleepers 'give birth' to their dreams.
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