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Who says the following and why? . . . [N]ow art thou what thou art, by art as well as by nature: for this drivelling love is like a great natural, that runs lolling up and down to hide his bauble in a hole. Mercutio is celebrating the return of the "real" Romeo and comparing love to a slobbering idiot. Romeo is telling his friends that he is over Rosaline (finally!). Nurse is telling Romeo that although she thought Paris was a better match, she feels that Romeo is the one for Juliet. Friar Laurence is commenting the strange behavior of young men in love.

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A. Mercutio is celebrating the return of the "real" Romeo and comparing love to a slobbering idiot

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The correct answer is A. Mercutio is celebrating the return of the "real" Romeo and comparing love to a slobbering idiot.

This quote is from Act II, scene IV. It is the day after the Capulet feast and Mercutio is blaming Romeo's absence on his love for Rosaline (the girl he loved before meeting Juliet).
He says that 'This love of yours was like a blithering idiot who runs up and down looking for a hole to hide his toy in (Toy = a double entendre for penis).
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