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THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA
by William Shakespeare

DRAMATIS PERSONAE
DUKE OF MILAN, father to Silvia VALENTINE, one of the two
gentlemen PROTEUS, one of the two gentlemen ANTONIO, father to
Proteus THURIO, a foolish rival to Valentine EGLAMOUR, agent for
Silvia in her escape SPEED, a clownish servant to Valentine LAUNCE,
the like to Proteus PANTHINO, servant to Antonio HOST, where Julia
lodges in Milan OUTLAWS, with Valentine
JULIA, a lady of Verona, beloved of Proteus SILVIA, beloved of
Valentine LUCETTA, waiting-woman to Julia
SERVANTS, MUSICIANS

SCENE: Verona; Milan; the frontiers of Mantua

ACT 1.
SCENE I. Verona. An open place
[Enter VALENTINE and PROTEUS.]
VALENTINE. Cease to persuade, my loving Proteus: Home-keeping
youth have ever homely wits. Were't not affection chains thy tender
days To the sweet glances of thy honour'd love, I rather would entreat
thy company To see the wonders of the world abroad, Than, living
dully sluggardiz'd at home, Wear out thy youth with shapeless idleness.
But since thou lov'st, love still, and thrive therein, Even as I would,
when I to love begin.
PROTEUS. Wilt thou be gone? Sweet Valentine, adieu! Think on thy
Proteus, when thou haply seest Some rare noteworthy object in thy
travel: Wish me partaker in thy happiness When thou dost meet good
hap; and in thy danger, If ever danger do environ thee, Commend thy

grievance to my holy prayers, For I will be thy headsman, Valentine.
VALENTINE. And on a love-book pray for my success?
PROTEUS. Upon some book I love I'll pray for thee.
VALENTINE. That's on some shallow story of deep love, How young
Leander cross'd the Hellespont.
PROTEUS. That's a deep story of a deeper love; For he was more than
over shoes in love.
VALENTINE. 'Tis true; for you are over boots in love, And yet you
never swum the Hellespont.
PROTEUS. Over the boots? Nay, give me not the boots.
VALENTINE. No, I will not, for it boots thee not.
PROTEUS. What?
VALENTINE. To be in love, where scorn is bought with groans; Coy
looks with heart-sore sighs; one fading moment's mirth With twenty
watchful, weary, tedious nights: If haply won, perhaps a hapless gain;
If lost, why then a grievous labour won: However, but a folly bought
with wit, Or else a wit by folly vanquished.
PROTEUS. So, by your circumstance, you call me fool.
VALENTINE. So, by your circumstance, I fear you'll prove.
PROTEUS. 'Tis love you cavil at: I am not Love.
VALENTINE. Love is your master, for he masters you; And he that is
so yoked by a fool, Methinks, should not be chronicled for wise.
PROTEUS. Yet writers say, as in the sweetest bud The