Romeo and Juliet

Mercutio accuses Tybalt of insulting him and benvolio by calling them musicians. What musical metaphor does he use?

Act 3 scene 1

Page 119 lines 48-51

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He's using musicians as a metaphor for making noise and referring to his sword as an instrument that is ready to play a noise (as he draws it) and kill Tybalt as well.