A. He is miserable.
He was feeling suicidal when he was banished because he wouldn’t be able to see Juliet, and didn’t see a point in living.
To add layers of meaning to a creative work
Try searching all of the words that you don't know, then write what it means down on a piece of paper. Reread the definitions, after that reread the article to see if you have a better understanding it. Also highlight the information that is difficult and challenging him, reread the sentences before and after that to see if you understand it.
I hope this helps. :)
You can ask “would this be useful to someone else” and “if I was teaching this to someone else how would I explain it?”