The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)

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Valentine (VAL-ehn-tin), a witty young gentleman of Verona. Scoffing at his lovesick friend, Proteus, he goes with his father to Milan, where he enters the court of the duke and promptly falls in love with Silvia, the ruler’s daughter. He plans to elope with her but finds his plot betrayed to the duke. He flees to a nearby forest to save his life. There, he joins a band of outlaws and becomes their leader, a sort of Robin Hood. His concept of the superior claims of friendship over love is uncongenial to the modern reader, who finds it hard to forgive him...

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