Mercutio.
Benvolio
A servingman, Juliet, the Nurse, Benvolio
It doesn't say anything about Romeo's cousin, but many people mistakenly think Benvolio is. Benvolio is just his friend. Benvolio is the Prince's cousin. Sorry, that's wrong. Benvolio is Romeo's cousin. In Act 1 Scene 1 Benvolio says to Romeo's father "My noble uncle, do you know the cause?" (somewhere around line 150) and later in the scene he greets Romeo "Good morrow, cousin." (about 15 lines later).
Benvolio to Romeos father before he goes to find out why he's depressed. So Benvolio is the answer.
In Act I, scene i of Romeo and Juliet, Benvolio embodies the archetype of the peacemaker. He tries to prevent the violent conflict between the Capulets and Montagues, showcasing his calm and diplomatic nature. Benvolio's role as a mediator aligns with the archetype of a character who seeks to bring harmony and resolution in the midst of chaos.
In Act 2, Scene 2 of Romeo and Juliet (the balcony scene), Juliet recognizes Romeo by his voice. "My ears have not yet drunk a hundred words of thy tongue's uttering, yet I know the sound."
He doesn't. Mercutio is not in that scene, and Benvolio and Romeo do not part company.
Juliet is afraid of the dark so she is afraid of who is speaking to her on the balcony but when she finds out it is Romeo she is happy.
With Juliet's cousin, Rosaline. who Romeo lusted for because of her beauty. and Benvolio and Mercutio just knew because she was beautiful, but truth is.. He was at Juliet's balcony after the party where Paris was supposed to 'woo' Juliet.
Romeo's single line in this scene is: "Can I go forward when my heart is here? Then back, dull earth, and find thy centre out." Arguably the words "my heart" could refer to Juliet, although he is not talking about Juliet, the girl who is external to him, but of his need to be with her, his desire for her. Romeo places this need at the heart or centre of his being, and says that it is permanently where she is, and that he must move his body, the "dull earth" to where his "centre" is. It's all about Romeo not about Juliet.
Romeo asks "Is the day so young?" and Benvolio answers "But new struck nine." The time is nine-ish, then.
Juliet starts out speaking in what she thinks is a soliloquy except that unknown to her Romeo is listening in. This enables Romeo to find out why Juliet really thinks about him without the usual doubletalk.