EEEEADGO EEEEADGO English Answered How does the conflict of William Tell affect the play? Tell refuses to follow Gessler’s orders and he and his son are placed under arrest. Tell and his wife disagree about Tell’s decision to resist foreign rule and fight for freedom. Tell must choose between bowing to the cap or taking action that puts his son’s life at risk. Tell has to decide whether to kill Gessler for forcing him to shoot the apple from his son’s head.