Question

Read this excerpt from Act III, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet. Friar Laurence: Too familiar 10 Is my dear son with such sour company: I bring thee tidings of the prince’s doom. Romeo: What less than doomsday is the prince’s doom? Friar Laurence: A gentler judgment vanish’d from his lips, Not body’s death, but body’s banishment. How does this complication contribute to the central conflict of the play? When Romeo is forced to leave the city, he is unable to defeat his enemy. When Romeo is forced to leave the city, his marriage to Juliet is strained. When Romeo is punished, he vows to seek revenge against the prince. When Romeo is punished, he questions the depth of his love for Juliet.

Answer 1

This complication contributes to the central conflict of the play is:

When Romeo is forced to leave the city, his marriage to Juliet is strained.

After waiting with Fiar Laurance for the desition of the Prince which everybody thought would be death, he has to leave the city, event that leads to all the future tragedies in the story and ending with the death of both lovers.

The other options are not correct because all of them are events that don't occur in this story

Answer 2

I think it is that Romeo is unabe to defeat his enemy.