Speed

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Speed is a witty, pun-loving servant and comic figure in Shakespeare’s play "The Two Gentlemen of Verona."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Shakespearean character
comic servant
fictional character
alignmentInPlot supports Valentine
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
appearsInGenre romantic comedy
appearsInMedium film adaptations of The Two Gentlemen of Verona
stage productions
television adaptations of The Two Gentlemen of Verona
associatedWithCity Milan NERFINISHED
Verona NERFINISHED
characterTrait fond of puns
observant
talkative
witty
countryOfWorkOrigin England NERFINISHED
creator William Shakespeare NERFINISHED
dramaticCategory low-status comic character
dramaticFunction comic relief
employer Valentine NERFINISHED
fictionalUniverse The Two Gentlemen of Verona fictional world NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceEra Elizabethan era NERFINISHED
genreOfWorkAppearsIn comedy
hasDialogueForm banter with Valentine
hasDramaticRoleType servant-clown
hasOccupationInFiction servant
humorType puns
verbal wit
includedInCanon Shakespearean canon NERFINISHED
languageStyle prose
literaryPeriod English Renaissance drama NERFINISHED
medium stage play
nationalityInFiction Italian
notableFor comic commentary on love
wordplay
originalMedium theatre
relationshipTypeWithValentine master-servant GENERATED
relationshipWith Valentine NERFINISHED
roleInWork servant
servesAs Valentine's servant NERFINISHED
stageTradition often played as quick-witted clown
workApproximateDate early 1590s
workAuthor William Shakespeare NERFINISHED
workLanguage Early Modern English NERFINISHED
workTitle The Two Gentlemen of Verona NERFINISHED

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