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Two Gentlemen of Verona (Theatre)
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Two Gentlemen of Verona is one of Shakespeare's earliest comedies, and perhaps even his earliest play period. The two gentlemen in the title, Proteus and Valentine, are sent by their fathers to the imperial court at Milan, where they both fall in love with the emperor's daughter Sylvia. Unfortunately, Proteus was already in love with his childhood friend Julia. Proteus contrives to have Valentine banished by the emperor (or Duke, the play is just a bit inconsistent) so he can have Sylvia all to himself, but she is repulsed by his treachery. Meanwhile Julia has come to Milan disguised as a boy to try to reunite with Proteus, and Valentine has become the leader of a band of lovable rogues.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Two Gents is a controversial play for many reasons, not the least of which is Proteus' attempted rape of Sylvia near the end and his very quick forgiveness. Many see it as one of Shakespeare's weaker plays, and the hasty ending seems to indicate a fledgling playwright. However, a lot of the tropes Shakespeare would use several times over throughout the course of his career first show up here: the clownish servant, the girl disguised as a boy, etc.In 1971, a rock musical adaptation of this play was successfully produced on Broadway with a book by John Guare and Mel Shapiro, lyrics by Guare, and music by Galt MacDermot, and won the 1972 Tony Award for Best Musical (beating out both Follies and Grease).Has nothing to do with that other play, which is also set in Verona. | |
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Adaptational Villainy | |
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Adaptational Villainy: Proteus is much more villainous than his counterparts from the two stories on which The Two Gentlemen is based: Felix from Diana Enamorada and Titus from The Decameron (Day 10, story 8). Felix is likewise a false lover but neither betrays a best friend (there being no Valentine counterpart) nor attempts rape, while Titus remains loyal to and honest with his best friend Gisippus despite being in love with the same woman (although the two of them do conspire to pull a Bed Trick on her, which is essentially rape by deception.) | |
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Ambiguously Gay | |
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Ambiguously Gay: Despite the play's basically heterosexual Love Dodecahedron, it's not hard for Valentine and Proteus to come off as this to modern viewers. In Shakespeare's day, male friendship was seen as a higher ideal than romantic love between a man and a woman. | |
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Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder | |
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Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder: It doesn't take long for Proteus to forget his vows of eternal love to Julia after he sees Sylvia. | |
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