What does Mercutio think he has accomplished through his humor? What is his opinion about people who brood over love? Infer why Mercutio may feel this way.

Mercution thinks (or hopes), he's had a hand in snapping Romeo out of his depression. He believes that brooding over love is a senseless, waste of time. From this, we can infer that Mercutio prefers lust over love.... the physical over the emotional.