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Benvolio is Romeo's coz. When Romeo is sad about Rosline, Benvolio tells him to move on. He also tries to keep the peace between the Montagues and Capulets. Throughout scene one, he stays neutral for the most part.

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He tries to stop the fight in the centre of town, Between two Montagues and two Capulets. "Put up thy swords, you know not what to do."  He was trying to keep the peace and Tybalt got triggered. So Benvolio faught Tybalt. He advises Romeo to stop  crying over Rosline and to find another of the female gender.

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"I do but keep the peace, put up thy sword, or manage it to part these men with me."

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When the fight broke out, and Benvolio tried to intervene, Tybalt was angered by his talk of peace. Benvolio made an enemy with Tybalt, but also was able slow the fight in time for the prince to come and dispute it.

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He is peaceful, and tries to keep the peace. He intervenes in the fight in scene 1. He is sick and tired of the feud between the Montague's and Capulet's. He will fight if he needs to, so he fights Tybalt. He defended himself from Tybalt. He tells Romeos parents that he will find out what is wrong with Romeo.

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Again, Benvolio is tired of the feud between the Capulets and Montagues. He is very pro-peace, as he tries to warn Mercutio about how hot its is outside, and how men are easily angered and that they would not escape a fight if one happened. And when he sees the Montagues coming, he tells Mercutio to withdraw.

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"We talk here in the public haunt of men. Either withdraw unto some private place And reason coldly of your grievances, Or else depart. Here all eyes gaze on us."

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After Romeo declines Tybalts offer, and Tybalt insults Mercutio, Mercutio challenges Tybalt to a duel. Benvolio tells the two to stop fighting, but they fight anyways. Romeo yells to Benvolio to intervene. "Draw, Benvolio; beat down their weapons. Gentlemen, for shame! Forbear this outrage! Tybalt, Mercutio, the Prince expressly hath forbid this bandying in Verona streets. Hold, Tybalt! Good Mercutio!" As the two try and stop the fight, Mercutio is struck, and Tybalt flees. Romeo then kills Tybalt out of rage. Despite his efforts, Benvolio was not able tp keep the peace in this scene.

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Despite his efforts, Mercutio and Tybalt died, which must have had a huge affect on Benvolio. He must have been devastated, thinking he wasn't able to save them. And since both of them died, the rest of the families were even more mad at each other than before, and Benvolio must of thought it was his fault.

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The Golden Star represents an act of trying, but not quite succeeding. Benvolio tried to stop Mercutio from fighting a pointless fight, but was not able to do anything. Once Mercutio was slain, Romeo went to fight Tybalt, but Benvolio opposed the idea, but Romeo still faught him.

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Benvolio has always wanted the feud to end and for peace. He also wants justice, but maybe too much. When Tybalt is found dead, the prince arrives to find out what happened. He tells the truth to the prince, but in doing so, he throws Romeo under the bus, resulting in consequences, possibly death for Romeo.

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When the prince comes to find out why Tybalt and Mercutio lay dead, Benvolio is still there, after having told Romeo to run and hide. The prince asks why is Tybalt dead, and who killed him. Benvolio just gets up and say Romeo did it. "There lies the man, slain by young Romeo, That slew thy kinsman, brave Mercutio." He totally contradicted himself when he told Romeo to run and escape earlier. And he was telling the truth. "This is the truth, or let Benvolio die." He swears on his life he is truthful.

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After Benvolio ratted out Romeo, Romeo was not sentenced to death, but banished from Verona. Due to this, Romeos mother died of grief over losing her son. Benvolio had a clear conscience, but paid the price of telling the truth and lost his cousin, and his aunt. Not only that, the rest of the Capulets were enraged and wanted vengeance. So Benvolio must have had an overwhelming sense of guilt.

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This quote by Basque Proverb states if you always tell the truth you may lose your friends. Benvolio told the truth to the prince, but got Romeo banished. He lost not only his cousin, but his friend, and aunt. This quote almost mirrors what happened in the story.

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Through out the whole play, Benvolio tried to be as peaceful as possible, and triedn to keep the peach as much as possible as well. His action may have resulted in death, but he tried. Towards the end of the play, Benvolio took a darker turn, and ratted out Romeo and got him banished from Verona. He was truthful through out the whole play, maybe too much.