Romeo's parents seem to genuinely care about his well-being and happiness, and they are particularly distraught by his recent behavior. His father says that Romeo, now, "With tears augment[s] the fresh morning's dew" and "Shuts up his windows, locks fair daylight out" (1.1.135, 1.1.142). In other words, Romeo is always crying and refuses to come out of his room or even admit daylight, and his parents have no idea why. In typical teenage fashion, really, Romeo refuses to tell his parents why he is so sad. Lord Montague has even asked other friends of Romeo to try to win his confidence, but Romeo will not explain to anyone.
His parents, like most parents, just want to know what is wrong because they would like to help. Montague says, "Could we but learn from whence his sorrows grow, / We would as willingly give cure as know" (1.1.157-158). They would very much like to understand what ails Romeo because they would be willing to do just about anything to cure it. Therefore, this honestly seems like a pretty normal relationship between a teenage boy and his parents; he wants to keep his feelings private and his parents really just want to help him with whatever is wrong. They do not seem to realize that it could be something with which they might not be able to help, and so they ask Benvolio to try to assist them.
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