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Work The work is either a play, poem, or sonnet. The sonnets are treated as single work with 154 parts.

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1

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[I, 2]

Julia

151

But say, Lucetta, now we are alone,
Wouldst thou then counsel me to fall in love?

2

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[I, 3]

Antonio

346

Good company; with them shall Proteus go:
And, in good time! now will we break with him.

3

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[II, 4]

Valentine

685

'Tis indeed, madam; we thank the giver.

4

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[II, 4]

Valentine

712

I know him as myself; for from our infancy
We have conversed and spent our hours together:
And though myself have been an idle truant,
Omitting the sweet benefit of time
To clothe mine age with angel-like perfection,
Yet hath Sir Proteus, for that's his name,
Made use and fair advantage of his days;
His years but young, but his experience old;
His head unmellow'd, but his judgment ripe;
And, in a word, for far behind his worth
Comes all the praises that I now bestow,
He is complete in feature and in mind
With all good grace to grace a gentleman.

5

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[II, 4]

Silvia

772

I wait upon his pleasure. Come, Sir Thurio,
Go with me. Once more, new servant, welcome:
I'll leave you to confer of home affairs;
When you have done, we look to hear from you.

6

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[II, 4]

Valentine

839

Ay, and we are betroth'd: nay, more, our,
marriage-hour,
With all the cunning manner of our flight,
Determined of; how I must climb her window,
The ladder made of cords, and all the means
Plotted and 'greed on for my happiness.
Good Proteus, go with me to my chamber,
In these affairs to aid me with thy counsel.

7

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[III, 1]

Duke of Milan

1068

Sir Thurio, give us leave, I pray, awhile;
We have some secrets to confer about.
[Exit THURIO]
Now, tell me, Proteus, what's your will with me?

8

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[III, 1]

Launce

1265

Him we go to find: there's not a hair on's head
but 'tis a Valentine.

9

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[III, 2]

Duke of Milan

1480

Ay, and perversely she persevers so.
What might we do to make the girl forget
The love of Valentine and love Sir Thurio?

10

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[III, 2]

Duke of Milan

1508

And, Proteus, we dare trust you in this kind,
Because we know, on Valentine's report,
You are already Love's firm votary
And cannot soon revolt and change your mind.
Upon this warrant shall you have access
Where you with Silvia may confer at large;
For she is lumpish, heavy, melancholy,
And, for your friend's sake, will be glad of you;
Where you may temper her by your persuasion
To hate young Valentine and love my friend.

11

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[IV, 1]

Speed

1558

Sir, we are undone; these are the villains
That all the travellers do fear so much.

12

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[IV, 1]

First Outlaw

1561

That's not so, sir: we are your enemies.

13

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[IV, 1]

Third Outlaw

1563

Ay, by my beard, will we, for he's a proper man.

14

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[IV, 1]

First Outlaw

1604

And I for such like petty crimes as these,
But to the purpose—for we cite our faults,
That they may hold excus'd our lawless lives;
And partly, seeing you are beautified
With goodly shape and by your own report
A linguist and a man of such perfection
As we do in our quality much want—

15

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[IV, 1]

Second Outlaw

1611

Indeed, because you are a banish'd man,
Therefore, above the rest, we parley to you:
Are you content to be our general?
To make a virtue of necessity
And live, as we do, in this wilderness?

16

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[IV, 1]

Second Outlaw

1621

Thou shalt not live to brag what we have offer'd.

17

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[IV, 1]

Third Outlaw

1625

No, we detest such vile base practises.
Come, go with us, we'll bring thee to our crews,
And show thee all the treasure we have got,
Which, with ourselves, all rest at thy dispose.

18

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[IV, 2]

Proteus

1631

Already have I been false to Valentine
And now I must be as unjust to Thurio.
Under the colour of commending him,
I have access my own love to prefer:
But Silvia is too fair, too true, too holy,
To be corrupted with my worthless gifts.
When I protest true loyalty to her,
She twits me with my falsehood to my friend;
When to her beauty I commend my vows,
She bids me think how I have been forsworn
In breaking faith with Julia whom I loved:
And notwithstanding all her sudden quips,
The least whereof would quell a lover's hope,
Yet, spaniel-like, the more she spurns my love,
The more it grows and fawneth on her still.
But here comes Thurio: now must we to her window,
And give some evening music to her ear.

19

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[IV, 2]

Julia

1702

I would always have one play but one thing.
But, host, doth this Sir Proteus that we talk on
Often resort unto this gentlewoman?

20

Two Gentlemen of Verona
[IV, 2]

Thurio

1713

Where meet we?