Answers to the study guide questions for Act 1, Scene 4.

1. Romeo &Juliet
Act 1,Scene 4
Study Guide Answers

2. 1. Romeo is
unable to
dance because
sadness is
weighing him
down like lead.

3. 2. The
Montagues are
going to sneak
into the
Capulet’s
masked ball so
they will be
disguised with
masks.

4. 3. Mercutio
believes dreams
signify nothing,
and are just
superstitious
nonsense.
Whicharethechildren
ofanidlebrain,Begot
ofnothingbutvain
fantasy.

5. 4. Mercutio’s
Queen Mab
speech shows
he has a
tendency to
babble and
over-
exaggerate.

6. 6. Benvolio
ends the
conversation
by pointing out
they have
already missed
supper and
need to get
going.

7. 7. Romeo feels
that destiny is
going to lead
to something
bad, some
disaster.

8. Created by
M. Riddell
February2017