A Night at the Theatre : the Two Gentlemen of Verona
If Shakespeare is one of the architects of the modern human soul, as Harold Bloom asserts, The Two Gentlemen of Verona marks the beginning of his development of many elements that would come to define this conception of human nature.
The Two Gentlemen of Verona is one of his earliest comedies in which he refines the tensions between friendship and love—tensions that held a significant place in late Renaissance literature. Friendship, understood as a form of love devoid of sexual desire, was being explored from various perspectives and exalted as a deeply emotional commitment in contrast to romantic relationships.
Written shortly before Romeo and Juliet, it shares with it numerous perspectives and moments of dramatic tension. It also features one of the most emblematic early examples of the comic servant, a character type that would go on to influence not only the Bard’s later plays but also those of his followers.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PLAY IS ENTIRELY IN SPANISH.
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