The Two Gentlemen of Verona

The Two Gentlemen of Verona

by

William Shakespeare

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I was able to watch the play , The Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare last November 9 . Here , I chose Proteus , who was one of the two gentlemen of Verona , as the character to be analyzed

Primarily , Proteus ' objective was to attend the court as his father Antonio believes that this should be the fate of a young man . However this objective evolved into something different as the play progressed Because his presence at the court became the way where he was reunited with his best friend and fell in love with Silvia . This was where all the complications started and gave twists to the lives of the characters in the play . He later was determined to win Silvia , the daughter of the Duke of Milan despite all odds

Proteus changed a lot in terms of his attitude as his affection for Silvia becomes an obsession . Because as Proteus met Silvia , he eventually forgot his lover Julia who was left behind at Verona . He did everything to win her including betraying his long-time friend Valentine who was the true love of Silvia . He became disloyal to Julia and a traitor to his best friend because of his obsession with Silvia

The characters in the play have direct effects on Proteus as the play progressed . For example , Valentine taught him how to be a good friend at the beginning of the play but later , they became rivals as they both fell in love with the same woman . He was trusted by Valentine that he confessed his plan to escape with Julia from the palace of the Duke but then betrayed Valentine by telling the Duke about their plan . This resulted to Valentine being exiled . Julia , Proteus ' lover , taught him what true love is , that she chose to disguise as a page and serve Proteus despite the fact that she...