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| Character | Proteus | |
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| Gender | Male | |
| Age Range(s) | Teenager (13-19), Young Adult (20-35) | |
| Type of monologue / Character is | In love, Frustrated, Insecure, Talking to the audience, Malicious/scheming | |
| Type | Serio-comic | |
| Period | Renaissance | |
| Genre | Comedy | |
| Description | Proteus decides to pursue Silvia and betray Julia and Valentine | |
| Location | ACT II, Scene 6 | |
Summary
The play is about two childhood friends from Verona, Valentine and Proteus. In the beginning of the story Valentine leaves Verona for the Duke's court in Milan. There he falls in love with the Duke's daughter, Silvia, and has to compete with another suitor, Thurio. Proteus remains in Verona because of his love for Julia. Proteus' father, Antonio, eventually decides to send his son to the Duke of Milan's court to join Valentine. Reluctantly, Proteus accepts his father's will and leaves with his servant Launce.
As soon as he arrives in Milan he is introduced to Silvia by Valentine and he falls in love with her. Valentine tells Proteus that he plans to elope the same night with Silvia.
In this monologue, in ACT II, Scene 6, Proteus tries to make up his mind whether he should pursue his love for Silvia. If he did, he would have to betray his lover Julia and his good friend Valentine. He then decides that he will pursue her and will tell the Duke about Valentine's plan to elope with his daughter. He then will get rid of Thurio and will be the only one left for Silvia.
As soon as he arrives in Milan he is introduced to Silvia by Valentine and he falls in love with her. Valentine tells Proteus that he plans to elope the same night with Silvia.
In this monologue, in ACT II, Scene 6, Proteus tries to make up his mind whether he should pursue his love for Silvia. If he did, he would have to betray his lover Julia and his good friend Valentine. He then decides that he will pursue her and will tell the Duke about Valentine's plan to elope with his daughter. He then will get rid of Thurio and will be the only one left for Silvia.
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| PROTEUS To leave my Julia, shall I be forsworn; To love fair Silvia, shall I be forsworn; To wrong my friend, I shall be much forsworn; And even that power which gave me first my oath Provokes me to this threefold perjury; Love bade me swear and Love bids me forswear. O sweet-suggesting Love, if thou hast sinned, Teach me, thy tempted subject, to excuse it! At first I did adore a twinkling star, But now I worship a celestial sun. Unheedful vows may heedfully be broken, And he wants wit that wants resolved will To learn his wit to exchange the bad for better. Fie, fie, unreverend tongue! to call her bad, Whose sovereignty so oft thou hast preferr'd With twenty thousand soul-confirming oaths. I cannot leave to love, and yet I do; But there I leave to love where I should love. Julia I lose and Valentine I lose: If I keep them, I needs must lose myself; If I lose them, thus find I by their loss For Valentine myself, for Julia, Silvia. I to myself am dearer than a friend, For love is still most precious in itself; And Silvia--witness Heaven, that made her fair!-- Shows Julia but a swarthy Ethiope. I will forget that Julia is alive, Remembering that my love to her is dead; And Valentine I'll hold an enemy, Aiming at Silvia as a sweeter friend. I cannot now prove constant to myself, Without some treachery used to Valentine. This night he meaneth with a corded ladder To climb celestial Silvia's chamber-window, Myself in counsel, his competitor. Now presently I'll give her father notice Of their disguising and pretended flight; Who, all enraged, will banish Valentine; For Thurio, he intends, shall wed his daughter; But, Valentine being gone, I'll quickly cross By some sly trick blunt Thurio's dull proceeding. Love, lend me wings to make my purpose swift, As thou hast lent me wit to plot this drift! |
