Question

in act iii, scenes iii and iv of romeo and juliet, how does capulet complicate the central conflict?
by banishing romeo for killing juliet’s cousin tybalt
by forcing paris to marry juliet against his will
by deciding to hasten juliet’s marriage to paris
by refusing to recognize romeo and juliet’s marriage

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: Banishing Romeo is done by the Prince, not Capulet. Eliminate.
• Option 2: Capulet wants Juliet to marry Paris; Paris is willing. So Capulet isn't forcing Paris against his will. Eliminate.
• Option 3: In Act III, after Tybalt's death, Capulet decides to hasten Juliet's marriage to Paris. Juliet is already married to Romeo (secretly), so this adds pressure on Juliet, complicating the central conflict (Romeo - Juliet's love vs family feud and now forced marriage). This fits.
• Option 4: Capulet's main action here isn't refusing to recognize the marriage (he may not know about it), but hastening the Paris - Juliet marriage. Eliminate.

Answer:

C. by deciding to hasten Juliet’s marriage to Paris