In Act 1 of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, men are arguably more important than the women. Men have had the most dramatic impact on the audience by having control over larger decisions, there are more men in Act 1 than there are women, and men have more dramatic outcomes from their thoughts and feelings. The first reason male characters have more impact than women is the abundance of male characters. The audience is introduced to eleven male characters, and only four female characters. The unequal exposure causes readers to focus on the issues among males. The second reason male characters have more impact on the audience is because the men express their feelings more dramatically. Said by Benvolio, nephew to Montague and friend of Romeo,