Launce
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Launce is a comically rustic servant in Shakespeare’s *The Two Gentlemen of Verona*, best known for his humorous monologues and his relationship with his dog, Crab.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shakespearean character
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comic servant ⓘ fictional character ⓘ servant ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Two Gentlemen of Verona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAct |
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 ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
comic misfortune
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loyalty ⓘ servant–master relationships ⓘ |
| createdBy | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Proteus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Two Gentlemen of Verona universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceContext | English Renaissance theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| hasPet | Crab ⓘ |
| hasSceneType |
comic dialogue
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monologue ⓘ |
| language | Early Modern English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Elizabethan drama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Veronese (fictional) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
humorous monologues
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rustic humor ⓘ scenes with his dog Crab ⓘ |
| occupation | servant ⓘ |
| relationshipWith | Crab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork | comic relief ⓘ |
| stageMedium | theatre ⓘ |
| workAuthorLanguage | English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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