The Two Gentlemen of Verona Violence Quotes Page 1
Citations follow this format: (Act.Scene.Line). Line numbers correspond to the Norton edition.
| Quote #1 LUCETTA |
Julia dons a disguise while she travels to Milan in order to ward off "lascivious" men who might attack a woman travelling alone.
| Quote #2 Know, then, that some of us are gentlemen, |
The Third Outlaw reveals something peculiar when he explains to Valentine why he was banished from the court – he got kicked out for trying to "steal away a lady." There are a couple of ways to read this. On the one hand, we can assume that the outlaw was planning on eloping with a woman (like Valentine was planning to elope with Silvia). On the other hand, we could read the phrase "to steal away a lady" as a confession of an attempted assault.
| Quote #3 I take your offer and will live with you, |
Valentine agrees to be the outlaws' leader, on the condition that that they "do no outrages" on women. What kind of "outrages" is he afraid they'll commit, exactly? Robbery? Rape? Something else? No wonder Julia was so afraid to travel alone.
