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How do Romeo’s banishment and the change in Juliet’s wedding date affect the central conflict of the play?

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Romeo’s banishment turns the lovers’ private devotion into a forced separation that intensifies the conflict between their love and the public feud of their families, making secret plans and risky choices necessary. The sudden advancement of Juliet’s wedding to Paris compresses time and urgency, pushing Friar Lawrence to use the desperate sleeping-potion scheme. Together these developments create isolation and miscommunication (notably the failed delivery of Friar’s letter), escalating the stakes and directly causing the tragic outcome.