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Title: Two Gentlemen of Verona

Author: William Shakespeare

Editor: William George Clark

Cambridge librarian of Trinity College John Glover

Release date: November 4, 2007 [eBook #23043]
Most recently updated: September 27, 2025

Language: English

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This text of Two Gentlemen of Verona is from Volume I of the nine-volume 1863 Cambridge edition of Shakespeare. The editors’ preface (e-text 23041) and the other plays from this volume are each available as separate e-texts.

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THE WORKS

OF

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

EDITED BY

WILLIAM GEORGE CLARK, M.A.

FELLOW AND TUTOR OF TRINITY COLLEGE, AND PUBLIC ORATOR
IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE;

and JOHN GLOVER, M.A.

LIBRARIAN OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.
 
VOLUME I.
 
Cambridge and London:
MACMILLAN AND CO.
1863.
  Dramatis Personæ
 
Act I Scene 1 Verona. An open place.
Scene 2

The same. Garden of Julia’s house.
Scene 3 The same. Antonio’s house.
Act II Scene 1 Milan. The Duke’s Palace.
Scene 2 Verona. Julia’s house.
Scene 3 The same. A street.
Scene 4 Milan. The Duke’s palace.
Scene 5 The same. A street.
Scene 6 The same. The Duke’s palace.
Scene 7 Verona. Julia’s house.
Act III Scene 1

Milan. Ante-room in the Duke’s palace.
Scene 2 The same. The Duke’s palace.
Act IV Scene 1

The frontiers of Mantua. A forest.
Scene 2

Milan. Outside the Duke’s palace, under Silvia’s chamber.
Scene 3 The same.
Scene 4 The same.
Act V Scene 1 Milan. An abbey.
Scene 2 The same. The Duke’s palace.
Scene 3

The frontiers of Mantua. The forest.
Scene 4 Another part of the forest.
 
Endnotes

Critical Apparatus (“Linenotes”)

Texts Used (from general preface)
THE

TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA.

DRAMATIS PERSONÆ.1

Duke of Milan2, Father to Silvia.

Valentine, the two Gentlemen.
Proteus3,

Antonio4, Father to Proteus.

Thurio, a foolish rival to Valentine.

Eglamour, Agent for Silvia in her escape.

Host, where Julia lodges.

Outlaws, with Valentine.

Speed, a clownish Servant to Valentine.

Launce, the like to Proteus.

Panthino5, Servant to Antonio.

 

Julia, beloved of Proteus.

Silvia, beloved of Valentine.

Lucetta, waiting-woman to Julia.

 

Servants, Musicians6.

Scene, Verona; Milan; the frontiers of Mantua7.

1. Dramatis Personæ.] The names of all the Actors F1, at the end of the play.

2. of Milan] added by Pope.

3. Proteus] Steevens. Protheus Ff. See note (I).

4. Antonio] Capell. Anthonio Ff.

5. Panthino] Capell. Panthion Ff. See note (I).

6. Servants, Musicians] Theobald.

7. Scene ...] Pope and Hanmer.