The Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare

"The Two Gentlemen of Verona" by William Shakespeare is a comedy believed to have been written between 1589 and 1593. Two best friends from Verona travel to Milan, where romantic entanglements test their loyalty. When both men fall in love with the same woman, friendship collides with desire, leading to betrayal and deception. Meanwhile, a forsaken lover disguises herself as a boy to follow her unfaithful beloved. This early Shakespearean work explores the conflict between friendship and love, featuring memorable characters including a clownish servant and his scene-stealing dog. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Title The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Two_Gentlemen_of_Verona
Credits the PG Shakespeare Team, a team of about twenty Project Gutenberg volunteers
Reading Level Reading ease score: 92.5 (5th grade). Very easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Comedy plays
Subject Verona (Italy) -- Drama
Subject Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Drama
Subject Exiles -- Drama
Category Text
eBook-No. 1509
Release Date
Last Update Oct 28, 2025
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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