Friar Laurence: Too familiar
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.
—Romeo and Juliet,
William Shakespeare
Read the passage, and then use the drop-down menus to answer the questions.
What new complication is introduced here?
How will this complication affect the central conflict?
What new complication is introduced here?
The complication introduced here is Romeo's banishment.
How will this complication affect the central conflict?
This complication will further complicate the central conflict because Romeo's banishment means that he and Juliet will be separated and unable to be together. It intensifies the obstacles they must overcome to be together and increases the tension and stakes of their love story.