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"shall blush for me"
Irony
Act 1,
Scene 4
Lines 30-32

Explanation of the concept of blushing behind a masquerade mask in myShakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Act 1, Scene 4.

Mercutio

Here are the beetle brows shall blush for me.               

Benvolio

Come, knock and enter, and no sooner in,
But every man betake him to his legs.

At a masquerade, because one’s identity is hidden behind a mask, a lot of flirting goes on, causing the other person to blush (which is also hidden behind a mask). But Mercutio is being ironic — it would take a lot to make him blush!