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"five wits"
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Act 2,
Scene 4
Lines 64-65

A discussion of the word "wits" in myShakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Act 2, Scene 4.

Mercutio

for thou hast more of the wild goose in one of thy wits than,
I am sure, I have in my whole five — Was I with you there for

Sometimes the word “wits”  refers to the five external senses (healing, sight, touch, feel, smell), but here it’s referring to five internal wits such as good reasoning and judgement.