Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act 5 Scene 1 runs 13 lines of dialogue, spoken by 2 speakers. That is shorter than the play’s average scene length of about 112 lines. This scene is part of Act 5 of Two Gentlemen of Verona.
Full Dialogue
Eglamour ♂
The sun begins to gild the western sky;
And now it is about the very hour
That Silvia, at Friar Patrick's cell, should meet me.
She will not fail, for lovers break not hours,
Unless it be to come before their time;
So much they spur their expedition.
See where she comes.
Lady, a happy evening!
And now it is about the very hour
That Silvia, at Friar Patrick's cell, should meet me.
She will not fail, for lovers break not hours,
Unless it be to come before their time;
So much they spur their expedition.
See where she comes.
Lady, a happy evening!
Silvia ♀
Amen, amen! Go on, good Eglamour,
Out at the postern by the abbey-wall:
I fear I am attended by some spies.
Out at the postern by the abbey-wall:
I fear I am attended by some spies.
Eglamour ♂
Fear not: the forest is not three leagues off;
If we recover that, we are sure enough.
If we recover that, we are sure enough.
13 lines rendered verbatim from the dialogue corpus.
Who’s On Stage
Speaking characters in this scene
| Character | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eglamour | 10 | 76.9% |
| Silvia | 3 | 23.1% |
Line distribution
The top speaker in this scene delivers 10 lines, while the scene’s average per speaker is about 7 lines.
Total speakers on stage
2 named characters speak in this scene.
Scene in Context
Position within Act 5
This is Scene 1 of 4 in Act 5 of Two Gentlemen of Verona.
Scene length vs. play average
At 13 lines, this scene is shorter than the Two Gentlemen of Verona average scene in Two Gentlemen of Verona (~112 lines).
Adjacent scenes
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