Mercutio is describing dreams that arise from a lack of productive thought, suggesting they are ephemeral and lack substance. Therefore, the best answer is:
2. the strange thoughts that come when our minds are at rest
Peace, peace, Mercutio, peace!
Thou talk'st of nothing.
MERCUTIO
True, I talk of dreams,
Which are the children of an idle brain,
Begot of nothing but vain fantasy,
Which is as thin of substance as the air
And more inconstant than the wind
Question
What kind of dreams is Mercutio describing, especially when he calls them "children of an idle brain"?
Answer options with 4 options
1.
childish, immature thoughts
2.
the strange thoughts that come when our minds are at rest
3.
the dreams and hopes of our youth that have long since blown away
4.
the nightmares that come from an overactive imagination
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