THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA by William Shakespeare Contents ACT I Scene I. Verona. An open place Scene II. The same. The garden of Julia’s house Scene III. The same. A room in Antonio’s house ACT II Scene I. Milan. A room in the Duke’s palace Scene II. Verona. A room in Julia’s house Scene III. The same. A street Scene IV. Milan. A room in the Duke’s palace Scene V. The same. A street Scene VI. The same. The Duke’s palace Scene VII. Verona. A room in Julia’s house ACT III Scene I. Milan. An anteroom in the Duke’s palace Scene II. The same. A room in the Duke’s palace ACT IV Scene I. A forest between Milan and Verona Scene II. Milan. The court of the Duke’s palace Scene III. The same Scene IV. The same ACT V Scene I. Milan. An abbey Scene II. The same. A room in the Duke’s palace Scene III. Frontiers of Mantua. The forest Scene IV. Another part of the forest Dramatis Personæ 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 LANCE, the like to Proteus PANTINO, 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 I 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 honoured love, I rather would entreat thy company To see the wonders of the world abroad Than, living dully sluggardized 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 beadsman, 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 crossed 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 swam the Hellespont. PROTEUS. Over the boots? Nay, give me not the boots. VALENTINE. No, I will not, for it boots thee not. PROTEUS. What?