The Two Gentlemen of Verona: Plot Summary
Act I This play opens in a square in Verona , where Valentine, talking to his friend Proteus, announces he is about to depart for Milan , where he would fain have his friend accompany him were not the latter Love's slave. Although it is impossible for him to leave Verona , Proteus ironically promises to pray for his friend, who retorts a lover's risks are as great as those of travellers. After Valentine has gone, promising to let his friend hear from him, Proteus avers that, whereas Valentine is evidently hunting for honours, he is wholly absorbed in his passion for Julia, who has made him forget everything else. His soliloquy is interrupted by the arrival of Valentine's servant, inquiring for his master. Before answering, Proteus tries to find out from this man, whom he had employed as messenger to Julia, whether he has delivered his letter, rewarding him for his witty remarks by a tip. But, the servant gone, Proteus begins to doubt whether his missive were delivered, and