What is Mercutio saying? The ape is dead, and I must conjure him. (II, i, 21) He thinks that since Romeo is trespassing on Capulet property, he probably will not live. He thinks Romeo is behaving like a beast; that is, he is not thinking clearly. He thinks the only way to lull Romeo out of his behavior is to "conjure" him with magic. He is implying that Romeo is being melodramatic by "playing dead" like a trained monkey.

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Wally

18 June, 20:37

What is Mercutio saying? The ape is dead, and I must conjure him. (II, i, 21) He thinks that since Romeo is trespassing on Capulet property, he probably will not live. He thinks Romeo is behaving like a beast; that is, he is not thinking clearly. He thinks the only way to lull Romeo out of his behavior is to "conjure" him with magic. He is implying that Romeo is being melodramatic by "playing dead" like a trained monkey.

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Tatiana Johnston · Answer 1

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He thinks the only way to lull Romeo out of his behavior is to "conjure" him with magic.

He is drunk and he keeps calling Romeo but Romeo is nowhere to be found, so he thinks that romeo has been drunk and in love and that he needs to conjure him because he is an Ape and he died figuratively.