what does this mean?

Question

Now let it work.Mischief,thou art afoot, Take thou what course thou wilt! How now, fellow?
its by Shakespeare if that helps at all

and from julius caesar

its athony speaking on his own after hes spoken to the plabs and turned them against brutus and cassius

Answer 1

It means that Antony knows very well that he has roused the plebs against Julius Caesar's assassins through his skilful speech ("Now let it work") and that the actions of the populace will be unpredictable. "Mischief thou art afoot": Mischief is aroused and moving: there is no knowing what the plebs will do--they may torch houses belonging to the culprits, for instance. In fact they kill a poet by name Cinna simply because he happens to have the same name as one of the conspirators. They do not deliberate coolly. "Take now what course thou wilt": in his sorrow for his dead friend, Caesar, Antony declares that the mischief of the plebs can take any path it chooses. "How now fellow": I am not sure about this but I think it means Antony is asking of mischief, which he has turned ionto a person, what he means to do, unless "fellow" refers to one person in the crowd who has come to Antony. He is a patrician (upper-class) who knows that the roused plebs can be wild.

Answer 2

In some context I can see it as whoever saying it that they feel there is something wrong here (mischief thou art afoot). On top of that I think that the person has an ego and thinks that any negative repercussions of any mischievous acts cannot harm them.

Answer 3

Sounds like 'Midsummer Nights Dream' to me, though could be 'Much Ado'. It is difficult to comment without the text, and therefore, the context, but I shall try from memory.
'Now... art afoot' means that naughty forces are at play, influencing certain characters.
'Take ... thou wilt' simply means, do as you will.
'How now, fellow' is an enquiry as to what they are going to do.
In short, Oberon and Titania have cast their spell, and we are now about to see the story develop.

Answer 4

sounds like midsummer night dream, between Oberon and puck. it means that they have started some mischief or trouble and are saying it like mischief is a person. They ask what will their mischief do now.

Answer 5

Hmm...maybe it's just like telling that...one is free to do some misdeed in his life because it's his/her own prerogative...it's the kind of life one chose to live...just be ready to bear what ever consequences will follow.

Answer 6

I believe it means sth like "mischief, get the **** out of here"........ if it any help ;D

Answer 7

what's it from?