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| Character | Julia | |
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| Gender | Female | |
| Age Range(s) | Teenager (13-19), Young Adult (20-35) | |
| Type of monologue / Character is | Crying, Neurotic, Lamenting | |
| Type | Comic | |
| Period | Renaissance | |
| Genre | Comedy | |
| Props | Torn pieces of paper | |
| Description | Julia tries to read her love letter from torn pieces of paper | |
| Location | ACT I, Scene 2 | |
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. Proteus tells his friend that he can't leave Verona because he is in love with Julia and is courting her. He sent her a love letter and is waiting for an answer.
In the second scene Julia asks her servant Lucetta for advice on how to fall in love and who she should choose as her lover. Lucetta tells her that she prefers Proteus among all her suitors. Julia is surprised by her suggestion because she has never noticed that he was interested in her. Lucetta then admits that she read a letter addressed to her by Proteus. She pretended to be Julia and accepted the letter on her behalf. Julia gets upset for her servant's behavior and sends her away, then calls her back, asks her to sing the letter for her, then tears the letter.
When Lucetta leaves Julia regrets having torn the letter and tries to read it by picking up the pieces.
In the second scene Julia asks her servant Lucetta for advice on how to fall in love and who she should choose as her lover. Lucetta tells her that she prefers Proteus among all her suitors. Julia is surprised by her suggestion because she has never noticed that he was interested in her. Lucetta then admits that she read a letter addressed to her by Proteus. She pretended to be Julia and accepted the letter on her behalf. Julia gets upset for her servant's behavior and sends her away, then calls her back, asks her to sing the letter for her, then tears the letter.
When Lucetta leaves Julia regrets having torn the letter and tries to read it by picking up the pieces.
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| JULIA Nay, would I were so anger'd with the same! O hateful hands, to tear such loving words! Injurious wasps, to feed on such sweet honey And kill the bees that yield it with your stings! I'll kiss each several paper for amends. Look, here is writ 'kind Julia.' Unkind Julia! As in revenge of thy ingratitude, I throw thy name against the bruising stones, Trampling contemptuously on thy disdain. And here is writ 'love-wounded Proteus.' Poor wounded name! my bosom as a bed Shall lodge thee till thy wound be thoroughly heal'd; And thus I search it with a sovereign kiss. But twice or thrice was 'Proteus' written down. Be calm, good wind, blow not a word away Till I have found each letter in the letter, Except mine own name: that some whirlwind bear Unto a ragged fearful-hanging rock And throw it thence into the raging sea! Lo, here in one line is his name twice writ, 'Poor forlorn Proteus, passionate Proteus, To the sweet Julia:' that I'll tear away. And yet I will not, sith so prettily He couples it to his complaining names. Thus will I fold them one on another: Now kiss, embrace, contend, do what you will. |
