In the Queen Mab speech, Mercutio describes Queen Mab as a chaotic little devil. Shakespeare uses very detailed imagery to show examples of the mess women create. We can tell he thinks dreams are completely useless by the way he describes Queen Mab. “And sometime comes she with a tithe-pig’s tail/ Tickling a person’s nose as he lies asleep,/ Then he dreams of another benefice.” This shows how she put greed into a priest’s heart and he will dream of a large contribution to the church. “That is the very Mab/ That plaits the manes of horses in the night/ And bakes the eflocks in foul sluttish hairs,/ Which once untangled, much misfortune bodes.” This quote shows how she will tangle horses’ manes with disgustingly dirty hair, which bring bad luck
