Conflict

In act 3, scene III, a very important conflict arises.  Romeo says,

"There is no world without Verona walls,
But purgatory, torture, hell itself.
Hence-banished is banish'd from the world,
And world's exile is death"

Romeo is a very dramatic man, and he is comparing banishment to death.  Because being banished means a life away from Juliet and, from his romantic point of view, no life at all.  This brings out how foolish love makes people.  Shakespeare primarily uses Romeo as a tool in this not-so-subtle suggestion.  This inner struggle also exhibits Shakespeare's use of religion.  It is a common occurance for characters to compare a bad situation to being banished to hell.

Obviously, teenagers aren't banished from the city walls these days.  But they do have inner conflicts that could be life-changing.  Teenage suicide is so common these days that the statistics are heartbreaking.  Like Romeo, young men and women see no way out of a bad situation.  They fail to look to the future and realize that life will always get better.  Instead, they see death as the only option and end their life.