In this excerpt from act v of shakespeare's romeo and juliet, friar laurence's letter to romeo is not delivered due to circumstances beyond his control. what is the conflict in the scene?
a) friar laurence versus society
b) friar laurence versus himself
c) friar laurence versus the unknown
d) friar laurence versus friar john

I believe the best answer to be letter C. Friar Laurence versus the unknown.

Explanation:

A conflict in literature is an element that involves the struggle between two opposing forces. Conflicts are what make a story interesting and they are always, directly or indirectly, connected to the main characters. There are several types of conflict, such as man versus self, man versus nature, and man versus technology.

In Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet", Friar Laurence sends out a letter to warn Romeo about Juliet's fake death. The letter is supposed to be delivered by Friar John, but he ends up quarantined due to the possibility of exposure to the plague. This conflict is a man versus the unknown one - when the character struggles with an unknown force or lack of certainty. There is no way for Friar Laurence to know what will happen to the letter after he hands it over to someone else. There is no certainty that it will ever be delivered; various circumstances may prevent it. He can only hope for the best, but there isn't much he can do to achieve the desired outcome. As we know, fate intervenes, and the letter doesn't reach Romeo in time.