Question

Read the excerpt below from act 1.1 of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar and answer the question that follows. Cobbler: Nay, I beseech you, sir, be not out with me. Yet, if you be out sir, I can mend you. MURELLUS: What meanest thou by that? “Mend” me, thou saucy fellow? Cobbler: Why, sir, cobble you. MURELLUS: Thou art a cobbler, art thou? In this example, “mend” means “to fix,” but the cobbler uses it in a way that gives it a double meaning. Based on this interaction, what are the two ways that the cobbler can “mend” Murellus?

Answer 1

The two ways the cobbler can mend Murellus is by fixing his shoes, as it is his job. Or he can beat him up, like straighten up his thinking. I think the cobbler uses mend as in beat him up because Murellus is not agreeing with the cobbler.

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Answer 2

The two ways the cobbler can mend Murellus is by fixing his shoes, as it is his job. Or he can beat him up, like straighten up his thinking. I think the cobbler uses mend as in beat him up because Murellus is not agreeing with the cobbler.