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"new tuners of accents"
Cultural Reference
Act 2,
Scene 4
Lines 26-27

Shakespeare makes fun of young noblemen who put on fake accents in myShakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Act 2, Scene 4.

Mercutio

The pox of such antic, lisping, affecting phantasims,
these new tuners of accent! 'By Jesu, a very good blade,

Shakespeare continues to make fun of the young noblemen of his day through Mercutio’s mocking of Tybalt, this time satirizing their affected manner of speaking. By “new tuners of accents,” Shakespeare means those who are putting on fake accents.