Question

Read the excerpt from Act IV, scene iv of Romeo and Juliet.

Peter: Musicians! O! musicians, ‘Heart’s ease, Heart’s ease:’ O! an ye will have me live, play ‘Heart’s ease.’

First Musician: Why ‘Heart’s ease?’

Peter: O! musicians, because my heart itself plays ‘My heart is full of woe;’ O! play me some merry dump, to comfort me.

Second Musician: Not a dump we; ’tis no time to play now.

The musicians refuse to play music when Peter asks because they

don’t know which songs to play.
feel it is too sad a day to play.
want to get paid more.
dislike the Capulets.

Answer 1

B- feel it is too sad a day to play

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

The musicians refuse to play music when Peter asks because they feel it is too sad a day to play.

In Act IV Scene IV of the play “Romeo and Juliet” the Capulets were busy in the preparation of the wedding of Juliet and Paris. Friar Laurence informs them that Juliet has left the world and had gone to a better place. The musicians who were present to add to the celebration stopped to play the music. Peter asked them to play the music so as minimize the grief but they negated to sing any song on such mournful day.