Queen Mab (fairy spirit)
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Queen Mab (fairy spirit) is a mischievous fairy queen from English folklore and literature, best known from Shakespeare’s "Romeo and Juliet" as a tiny dream-bringer who gallops through sleepers’ minds to shape their fantasies and desires.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Queen Mab monologue | 1 |
| Queen Mab speech | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fairy
ⓘ
folklore character ⓘ literary character ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ |
| appearsInScene | Romeo and Juliet, Act I, Scene 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
desire
ⓘ
dreams ⓘ fantasy ⓘ nightmares ⓘ sleep ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
capricious
ⓘ
mischievous ⓘ playful ⓘ |
| chariotPulledBy | small creatures ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| createdBy | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | English folklore ⓘ |
| describedByCharacter | Mercutio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain |
dream world
ⓘ
night ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | fictional character ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Romeo and Juliet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceDate | 1590s ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| influences |
courtiers
ⓘ
ladies ⓘ lawyers ⓘ lovers ⓘ soldiers ⓘ |
| inspired |
Romantic-era reinterpretations of Mab
ⓘ
later depictions of fairy queens in English literature ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
embodiment of the irrational
ⓘ
satire of human ambitions ⓘ |
| notableWork | Romeo and Juliet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| power |
influences dreams
ⓘ
shapes human desires in sleep ⓘ |
| referencedIn | English literary criticism of Shakespeare ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
dream-bringer
ⓘ
symbol of imagination ⓘ |
| sizeDescription | tiny ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
hidden desires
ⓘ
power of imagination ⓘ unpredictability of dreams ⓘ |
| title | Queen of the Fairies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vehicle | tiny chariot ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Queen Mab monologue