Question

conflict development in romeo and juliet, part 6
friar laurence: too familiar (10)
is my dear son with such sour company:
i bring thee tidings of the princes doom.
romeo: what less than doomsday is the princes doom?
friar laurence: a gentler judgment vanishd from his lips,
not bodys death, but bodys banishment. (15)
romeo: ha! banishment! be merciful, say death;
for exile hath more terror in his look,
much more than death: do not say banishment.
friar laurence: hence from verona art thou banished.
be patient, for the world is broad and wide. (20)
romeo: there is no world without verona walls,
but purgatory, torture, hell itself.
hence banished is banishd from the world,
and worlds exile is death; then banished,
is death mis - termd. calling death banished, (25)
thou cutst my head off with a golden axe,
and smilst upon the stroke that murders me.
how does this complication contribute to the central conflict of the play?
when romeo is punished, he questions the depth of his love for juliet.
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.

Explanation:

The central conflict in Romeo and Juliet is the love between the two lovers against the backdrop of their feuding families. When Romeo is banished from Verona, he is separated from Juliet, straining their marriage. This complication intensifies the conflict as their love is tested by the physical distance and social - imposed separation.

Answer:

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