SexViolHist Bib: Representations: Literary Texts: William Shakespeare: The Two Gentlemen of Verona

»The Two Gentlemen of Verona is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1589 and 1593. It is considered by some to be Shakespeare's first play, and is often seen as showing his first tentative steps in laying out some of the themes and motifs with which he would later deal in more detail; for example, it is the first of his plays in which a heroine dresses as a boy. The play deals with the themes of friendship and infidelity, the conflict between friendship and love, and the foolish behaviour of people in love.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)

K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Modern History: 16^th Century

II. Geographical Index: European History: English History

III. Topical Index: Types: General: Rape

B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Bowden, Betsy. »Latin pedagogical plays and the rape scene in The Two Gentlemen of Verona.« English language notes 41 (2003): 18-32.

[Info] Carroll, William C. »'And love you 'gainst the nature of love'. Ovid, rape, and The Two Gentlemen of Verona.« Shakespeare's Ovid. The Metamorphoses in the plays and poems. Edited by A.B. Taylor. Cambridge 2000: 49-65.

II. Speaker Index