Who is Queen Mab (mentioned by Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet, (1.4.51)). Is she an original character from Shakespeare, or did she come from another source?
Shakespeare’s reference to Queen Mab, the well-known fairy in Celtic (Irish) folklore — famous centuries before Shakespeare — was the first known reference to her in English literature. After Shakespeare introduced Mab the Fairy Queen to English poets, she became much loved. P.B. Shelley wrote a poem in nine cantos called Queen Mab in 1813. How long did it take Shakespeare to write the play Romeo and Juliet? Although we don’t know any exact dates surrounding the actual writing of the play, we can say for sure that Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet after 1593 and before 1596, so at the most it would have taken him three years. Most critics believe that he wrote it sometime between 1594 and 1595. How many quartos of Romeo and Juliet were produced? Romeo and Juliet appeared in five Quarto editions, the first printed in 1597 and the last in 1637. The First Folio of 1623 was based on Q3 (1609) and Q4 (1622). How old is Juliet? Juliet is thirteen years old. In Shakespeare’s primary source
