He has unrequited feelings for a lady named Rosaline, who has declared a life of chastity.
Benvolio is nephew to montague, and friend to romeo
If Benvolio is Romeo's cousin, then Montague (Romeo's father) must be his uncle.
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.
Benvolio is A member of the Montague family and Romeo's cousin. He calls Montague "uncle" and greets Romeo "Good morrow, cousin."
Yes, He is Lord Montague's nephew and Romeo's cousin.
Benvolio Montague; Romeo's cousin.
Sampson, Gregory, Montague, Benvolio and Tybalt
He is cousin and friend of Romeo Montague.
Romeo and his cousin Benvolio are part of the Montague family in Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet." Lord Montague is Romeo's father, and Lady Montague is his mother.
He offers to find out why Romeo is so mopey.
Tybalt sends a letter to the Montague household. We learn that from Benvolio when he says to Mercutio "Tybalt, the kinsman of old Capulet, hath sent a letter to his father's house"(II, iv, 6-7) Who Benvolio means by "his father's house" is Romeo's father's house who is Montague and why Tybalt sends the letter to Montague because is to challenge Romeo in a fight.
The nephew of Montague in "Romeo and Juliet" is Benvolio, who is Romeo's cousin. Benvolio is known for his calm and peaceful demeanor, often trying to keep the peace and diffuse conflicts within the play.