The Two Gentleman of Verona | Proteus
A young gentlemen of Verona, his father sends him to Milan to gain worldly experience and knowledge of life at court. Proteus has the same name as a sea god in Greek and Roman mythology who could alter his shape and assume various forms whenever he wanted. The adjective ''protean" is derived from the name of this sea god; it means a changing, variable, or inconstant person. In the play, Proteus is as changeable and unfaithful as his name suggests. He abruptly switches his affections from Julia to Silvia soon after arriving in Milan. In V.iv, only moments after he was about to rape Silvia,...
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