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.
Benvolio is Romeo's cousin.
Mercutio and Benvolio
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.
romeo confeses to benvolio that he is in love.
Romeo's cousin is Benvolio. Some people mistake his cousin for Mercutio, but he is the cousin of the prince and Romeo's friend.
Yes. Benvolio is Romeo's cousin in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
Although they are cousins, Benvolio treats Romeo as a brother.
the capulets were having a party.
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.