Proteus

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Proteus is one of the central young lovers in Shakespeare’s comedy *The Two Gentlemen of Verona*, whose inconstancy and betrayal drive much of the play’s romantic conflict.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Shakespearean character
fictional character
male literary character
antagonizes Valentine NERFINISHED
appearsIn The Two Gentlemen of Verona NERFINISHED
appearsInAct Act I of The Two Gentlemen of Verona NERFINISHED
Act II of The Two Gentlemen of Verona NERFINISHED
Act III of The Two Gentlemen of Verona NERFINISHED
Act IV of The Two Gentlemen of Verona NERFINISHED
Act V of The Two Gentlemen of Verona NERFINISHED
attemptsToWin Silvia NERFINISHED
betrays Julia NERFINISHED
Valentine NERFINISHED
friendship with Valentine
his vow to Julia
confidantOf Julia NERFINISHED
creator William Shakespeare NERFINISHED
drives romantic conflict in The Two Gentlemen of Verona
firstPerformanceApproximateDate 1590s
formerSuitorOf Julia NERFINISHED
friendOf Valentine NERFINISHED
genreOfWork comedy
hasServant Launce NERFINISHED
Speed
inLoveWith Julia NERFINISHED
languageOfWork Early Modern English NERFINISHED
laterInLoveWith Silvia NERFINISHED
literaryTradition English Renaissance drama
medium stage play
moralEvaluationInCriticism example of inconstant lover
morally flawed
notableFor betrayal
emotional fickleness
inconstancy
relationshipTypeWithJulia faithless lover GENERATED
relationshipTypeWithSilvia unwelcome suitor GENERATED
relationshipTypeWithValentine friend turned rival GENERATED
roleInWork central young lover
protagonist
romantic lead
setting Milan NERFINISHED
Verona NERFINISHED
themeAssociatedWith betrayal of friendship
constancy versus inconstancy
fickleness in love
undergoes moral transformation
repentance
workPeriod Elizabethan era NERFINISHED

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