Valentine intervenes and Proteus is forced to confront his act of betrayal. Silvia is captured by the outlaws but then rescued by Proteus who, seeing that she still spurns him, tries to force himself on her.
The duke and Turio set out in pursuit, followed by Proteus and Julia. Silvia escapes into the forest to join Valentine. When Proteus sends her with a message to Silvia, Julia is encouraged to find that his advances are again rejected and that Silvia remains faithful to Valentine. Overhearing him declare his passion for Silvia, she is devastated but, under cover of her disguise, enters his service as a page.
When they remembered and returned to claim them, moments later, the women linked arms and marched off together, as the men looked on in astonishment. Meanwhile Julia, disguised as Sebastian, has come to Milan in search of Proteus. At Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival in 1978, the actors playing Valentine and Proteus walked offstage together, arm in arm, too absorbed in their own reconnection to take account of the women. Eventually, Proteus’ father sends him off as well, and both Valentine and Proteus reunite in Milan. In the wilderness he encounters a band of outlaws and is elected their leader. Proteus is devoted to love, and the object of his affections is the beautiful Julia (Tessa Peake-Jones), while Valentine is more concerned with chivalry and has left to seek his fame and fortune. Valentine confides his plan to his friend but Proteus, infatuated with Silvia at first sight, betrays the plan to the duke and Valentine is banished from Milan. Shakespeare sometimes did this too: In Two Gentlemen of Verona Proteus is changeable and Valentine is the true lover. In Milan, Proteus finds that Valentine has fallen in love with Silvia, the duke's daughter, and plans to elope with her to foil her father's plan to marry her to Turio. The lovers take their leave and swear eternal constancy. He is reading her reply when his father, Antonio, informs him of his decision to send him to the duke's court to join Valentine. The Two Gentlemen of Verona is one of Shakespeare earliest comedies, and was the February read for the ShakeTheStacks Challenge.It is the story of Proteus and Valentine, two young men who are best friends and in love with two different women, Julia and Silvia. She is in love with him, but neither knows of the other's love until Lucetta shows Julia a love letter from Proteus. Proteus stays at home because of his love for Julia. It does not store any personal data.Valentine sets off from Verona for Milan to see the world. Proteus decides to betray Valentine’s elopement plans to Sylvia’s father as a step on the way to winning Sylvia for Act 2, scene 7 Julia decides to follow Proteus to Milan and asks Lucetta to help her disguise herself as a page. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. putting Shakespearean drama into the context of one of the centurys greatest. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. Proteus Unmasked: Sixteenth-century Rhetoric and the Art of Shakespeare. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". Please offer comments and suggestions on any aspects the site to: Director Hugh. So, when Valentine catches Proteus trying to rape Silvia, Valentine is outraged that his friend would betray him. The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Berkeley Shakespeare Program, 1986. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". In Shakespeares day, male friendship was considered one of the most sacred and important bonds. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly.