Subject: why is force shared between springs connected in parallel?

Hi, If I connected four springs(each with spring constant k = 10) and then 
applied a force of say 40 newtons, why will each spring experience a force of 
10 newtons?(according to my teacher). if springs and capacitors are analogous 
and so if from f= kx and v = (1/c)Q, the force applied is analogous to voltage 
in a circuit, why then is the force applied to the springs not the same at each 
parallel branch if voltages are same across each branch in a parallel circuit. 
please help! thankyou!

Re: why is force shared between springs connected in parallel?