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How does Shakespeare present Romeo to the audience in this scene? Romeo is presented to the audience through two characters. Montague and Benvolio, Montague is Romeo's father and Benvolio is Romeo's cousin 'Good morrow, cousin'. Shakespeare has laid this out in a very intellectual manner; by introducing Romeo through other characters because this instantly makes Romeo stand out, look more imperative and maybe even have a higher status than the other characters in the play; because he is talked about and has been acquainted by Montague and Benvolio. Benvolio and Montague are both concerned about Romeo's recent behaviour because he has not been acting himself lately. Montague reveals 'Away from light steals home my heavy son'. This presents Romeo as a character who locks himself out of regularity and is constantly feeling sorry for him. His father feels that he needs to depend on others to remove him from this extraordinary insecurity....

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