Assuming that Peter and the illiterate servant are one and the same (they are often played in this way), Peter does not recognize them for Montagues.
Peter mistakenly thinks that Romeo and Benvolio are making fun of him when they are actually trying to read a list of party guests for the Capulet ball. Peter then asks Romeo to read the list for him because he cannot read, which inadvertently leads to Romeo and Juliet meeting at the ball.
Benvolio is Romeo's cousin.
Mercutio and Benvolio
Benvolio's uncle in Romeo and Juliet is Lord Montague. He is Romeo's father and cousin to Benvolio.
In Act I Scene 1, Montague, in his second line, says "Speak, nephew, were you by when it began". The nephew he is talking to is Benvolio. If Benvolio is the nephew of Romeo's father, Benvolio and Romeo must be first cousins.
romeo confeses to benvolio that he is in love.
Romeo's cousin's name is Benvolio. He is a close friend of Romeo and plays a supportive role in the play "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare.
Yes. Benvolio is Romeo's cousin in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
the capulets were having a party.
Although they are cousins, Benvolio treats Romeo as a brother.
Benvolio hopes that Romeo will realize that there are plenty of other women he could choose to be with. Romeo and Juliet was written by William Shakespeare.
Benvolio is A member of the Montague family and Romeo's cousin. He calls Montague "uncle" and greets Romeo "Good morrow, cousin."
In Act 1 Romeo tells Benvolio that he is in love but his love is not reciprocating.