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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.

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

Banishment separates the newlyweds, forces them into secrecy, creates desperate plans (the Friar’s risky scheme), and leads directly to the misunderstandings and missed messages that drive the play to its tragic conclusion.