| The Two Gentlemen of Verona Contributor(s): Shakespeare, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 048679699X ISBN-13: 9780486796994 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $2.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2015 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Shakespeare - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 822.33 |
| LCCN: 2015373276 |
| Lexile Measure: 1080 |
| Series: Dover Thrift Editions |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 5" W x 8" (0.10 lbs) 80 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 53883 Reading Level: 7.6 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Valentine and Proteus are devoted comrades ― until they travel to Milan and meet Silvia, the Duke's ravishing daughter. Torn between the bonds of friendship and the lure of romance, the two gentlemen are further bedeviled by Proteus's prior commitment to Julia, his hometown sweetheart, and the Duke's disdain for Valentine. Thus the stage is set for a comic spree involving a daring escape into a forest, capture by outlaws, and the antics of a clown and his dog. Written early in Shakespeare's career, this madcap romp embodies many themes and motifs the playwright would explore at greater depth in his later works. The first of his plays in which the heroine dresses as a boy to seek out her beloved, it's also the first in which the characters retreat to the natural world to brave danger and disorder before achieving harmony, and the first in which passionate youth triumphs over dictatorial elders. And amid its merriment and jests, the play also raises thought-provoking questions about conflicts between friendship and love and the value of forgiveness. |