The Two Gentleman of Verona | Launce
He is Proteus's servant. Launce's natural wit and native intelligence are concealed beneath the facade of a rustic buffoon. Launce's realistic appraisals of love and friendship provide insights into the principal themes and characters in the play. Sometimes his commentary is direct. For example, when he observes Proteus hypocritically offering to help Valentine—after he has repeatedly betrayed him—Launce remarks, "my master is a kind of knave" (III.i.264). More often his commentary is indirect or implicit. Through descriptions of events that apparently focus on himself and through...
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