Proteus
from Two Gentlemen of Verona
by William Shakespeare
Monologue Text
To leave my Julia shall I be forsworn;
To love fair Silvia shall I be forsworn;
To wrong my friend I shall be much forsworn.
And e'en that power which gave me first my oath provokes me to this three-fold perjury.
Love bade me swear, and love bids me forswear.…
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Copyright Status
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Copyright and Performance Guidelines Statement
it is public domain
Author(s)
Character Name
Proteus
Source Title
Two Gentlemen of Verona
Source Type
PLAY
Act / Scene
2/6
Setting
outside
Period
CLASSICAL
Publishing Status
PUBLISHED PIECE
Content Rating
SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES
Era
ELIZABETHAN
Monologue Type
COMIC
Gender
MALE (MASCULINE)
Age Range
20s - LATE
Race / Ethnicity
CAUCASIAN
Dialect
STANDARD AMERICAN
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