Two Gentlemen of Verona (Annotated), by William Shakespeare
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*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author). *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience. *This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errors. Two Gentlemen of Verona is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1589 and 1592. It is considered by some to be Shakespeare's first play, and is often seen as showing his first tentative steps in laying out some of the themes and motifs with which he would later deal in more detail; for example, it is the first of his plays in which a heroine dresses as a boy. The play deals with the themes of friendship and infidelity, the conflict between friendship and love, and the foolish behaviour of people in love. The highlight of the play is considered by some to be Launce, the clownish servant of Proteus, and his dog Crab, to whom "the most scene-stealing non-speaking role in the canon" has been attributed.
Two Gentlemen of Verona (Annotated), by William Shakespeare- Published on: 2015-06-08
- Released on: 2015-06-08
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About the Author
William C. Carroll is Professor of English at Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts. His publications include The Great Feast of Language in 'Love's Labour's Lost', The Metamorphoses of Shakespearean Comedy, and Fat King, Lean Beggar: Representations of Poverty in the Age of Shakespeare. In addition, he has edited Thomas Middleton's Women Beware Women for the New Mermaid series and Macbeth: Texts and Contexts for the Bedford Shakespeare.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Arden Is the best By A. Stevens I always get the Arden editions of Shakespeare. They are very detailed and user friendly.Being one of Shakespeare's early plays the plot is a little inconsistant. It seems in the last scene that shakespeare just wanted to finish the play and therefore everything happens in a few pages that makes it a little unrealistic.The play does have some lovely speeches though, and is quite comical and an easy story to follow.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A comedy like all the others By Garrett Zecker Inspiring all of his other comedies that basically fit into the exact same plot structure and storyline, TWO GENTLEMEN is a fun, predictable romp through Verona's streets. As with all of his other romcoms, Shakespeare sets out to tell a tale of misplaced love, unwanted affection, crossdressing, and simple twists of fate that lead our characters astray, and then together once more by the end. There is a silly villain, letters that never reach their intended, and disguises, all coming together to build comedy using situational and dramatic irony.I read this as an undergraduate in college, and found it to be fun, but now as an adult and having read all of Shakespeare's works (and even other author's interpretations of Shakespeare's work such as The Tragedy of Arthur and Macbeth II: The Seed Of Banquo) I find the work to be mediocre and predictable. That isn't to say it isn't good - but as the Reduced Shakespeare Company says, "Why Did You Write Sixteen Comedies, When You Could've Written Just 1?"It's true. This play is the same as TAMING, MIDSUMMER, MERRY WIVES, and others (well, not really the Tempest - but none of his plays are like the Tempest), and it really is the formulaic inspiration that is copied in the other comedy texts. It is effective in one major place - the fact that it made Mr. Shakespeare money, and he was well aware of what his audiences liked.That is not to say it is a bad play - it isn't at all. There are some genuinely funny places in it (my favorite, "...but you are so without these follies that these follies are within you, and shine through you like the water in an urinal"). I suppose it is the grand application of the man's works that include the comedies that so uncannily resemble one another that makes readers of Shakespeare like me scratch his head. Change the location and the character names and a couple events? New title, new play. But it is a fun story, and I would have loved to see this and all the others performed in London in 1595, regardless. Would I still have the complete works as my only book on a desert island? You bet. Would I resent the comedies a little after 20 years on this desert island, though? Maybe, but I would still have the great tragedies and histories to keep me company.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Apparently A Very Early Shakespeare Comedy - A Good Study By Francis C. Donnelly I am strictly a Shakespeare amateur. I am trying to become "well read" by self education.According to my studies, it is generally believed that this is an early work of Shakespeare, maybe his first "comedy" and maybe his first play. It is seldom performed. And for me, reading Shakespeare is not as enjoyable as watching a good performance.If it is correct that this is an early Shakespeare play, and I think that it is, one of the most valuable aspects of the play is reading it and comparing it to his later work. There is a gentleman named Harold Bloom who writes about literature. Mr. Bloom has observed if one reads an early Shakespeare play and compare it to some of his contemporaries, such as Christopher Marlowe, Shakespeare is more or less just another decent playwright. I have followed Mr. Bloom's advice and done this. I agree with Mr. Bloom.Shakespeare evolves and emerges as a unique playwright in later plays. I think that is why an early play like this is seldom performed. I mean, when is the last time you saw a performance of a play by Christerpher Marlowe? Anyway this, to me, is the true value of Two Gentlemen of Verona.Also, this play is classified as a "comedy". This does not mean this is slapstick such as a prime time network sitcom. As best I can tell it means the play has a happy ending. There are parts of this play that makes me cringe. I have read several Shakespeare "comedies". I have never read one that did not make me cringe at some point.Shakespeare also seems to write stories that trivialize women. That may have been normal at this time in history, despite the fact that the ruler of England was Queen Elizabeth I. It is suspected that Shakespeare was involved in an unhappy marriage. I do not know if this affected his writing or he just wrote what he thought would sell. Perhaps it is a little of both.In summary, I can't say as I have heard of anyone who feels this is their favorite Shakespeare play. It is not mine. But it definitely has its place in any in depth Shakespeare study. Thank You.
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