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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Shakespearean character
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
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
monologue
language Early Modern English NERFINISHED
literaryPeriod Elizabethan drama NERFINISHED
nationality Veronese (fictional) NERFINISHED
notableFor humorous monologues
rustic humor
scenes with his dog Crab
occupation servant
relationshipWith Crab NERFINISHED
roleInWork comic relief
stageMedium theatre
workAuthorLanguage English NERFINISHED

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