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The Two Gentlemen of Verona

William Shakespeare · c. 1593 CE · Play · English · Renaissance

Valentine leaves for the Milanese court, and Proteus, sworn his friend, follows him there and forgets the woman he had promised to marry. In Milan both want the duke's daughter, while Proteus's abandoned love arrives disguised as a boy and takes service with him. The apprentice comedy with the dog.

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