Project Gutenberg 1997-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 246 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William The Two Gentlemen of Verona The First Folio, 1623 "The Two Gentlemen of Verona" by William Shakespeare is a comedic play written during the late 16th century. The story revolves around the themes of love, friendship, and betrayal, focusing on two young men, Valentine and Protheus, and their romantic pursuits. As one seeks honor and success, the other finds himself torn between love for his long-time girlfriend, Julia, and the beauty of another, Silvia. The opening of the play introduces Valentine and Protheus as they discuss their divergent attitudes towards love and travel. Valentine expresses a desire to explore the world while Protheus, besotted with Julia, is reluctant to leave his home. Their camaraderie is displayed through witty dialogue. Subsequently, Protheus is revealed to be in love with Julia, while Valentine plans to travel to Milan, igniting a series of events that will test their friendship. The interactions set the stage for the conflicts of loyalty and treachery that arise as both men grapple with their emotions and the consequences of their choices. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 88.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Comedy plays Verona (Italy) -- Drama Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Drama Exiles -- Drama PR Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 157073 2025-09-01T08:29:14.420027 text/html 156890 2025-01-07T15:50:13.433180 text/html 127726 2025-09-01T08:29:20.785997 application/epub+zip 128249 2025-09-01T08:29:17.112999 application/epub+zip 259668 2025-09-10T06:50:28 image/jpeg 112520 2025-09-01T08:29:16.043032 application/epub+zip 226433 2025-09-01T08:29:22.920009 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 211152 2025-09-01T08:29:20.099993 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 179013 2022-08-01T08:04:58.132990 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 121359 2025-09-01T08:29:14.137053 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 101642 2025-09-10T06:45:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16965 2025-09-01T08:29:23.060981 application/rdf+xml 10287 2025-09-01T08:29:16.532022 image/jpeg 2804 2025-09-01T08:29:16.288019 image/jpeg 128188 2025-09-01T08:29:14.433013 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia