What is the best translation of how Mercutio responds to Benvolio in his first set of lines (Mercutio 1)? MERCUTIO (1) Thou art like one of those fellows that when he enters the confines of a tavern claps me his sword upon the table and says 'God send me no need of thee!' and by the operation of the second cup draws it on the drawer, when indeed there is no need.
"You are like a person who drinks too much in a tavern." "You want to go to a bar and get a drink? We can take our swords. We might find someone to fight with." "You should be confined to a tavern and shut up in a drawer, even if some people think there is no need for that." "You are like a person who enters a bar and says he will never use his sword and then changes his mind and draws it by the time he gets his second drink."
"You are like a person who enters a bar and says he will never use his sword and then changes his mind and draws it by the time he gets his second drink."
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