Read this excerpt from Act III, scene ii of Romeo and
Juliet
Friar Laurence: Too familiar
Is my dear son with such sour company:
I bring thee tidings of the prince's doom.
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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
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.