Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act 5 Scene 3 runs 15 lines of dialogue, spoken by 4 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
First Outlaw ♂
Come, come,
Be patient; we must bring you to our captain.
Be patient; we must bring you to our captain.
Silvia ♀
A thousand more mischances than this one
Have learn'd me how to brook this patiently.
Have learn'd me how to brook this patiently.
Second Outlaw ♂
Come, bring her away.
First Outlaw ♂
Where is the gentleman that was with her?
Third Outlaw ♂
Being nimble-footed, he hath outrun us,
But Moyses and Valerius follow him.
Go thou with her to the west end of the wood;
There is our captain: we'll follow him that's fled;
The thicket is beset; he cannot 'scape.
But Moyses and Valerius follow him.
Go thou with her to the west end of the wood;
There is our captain: we'll follow him that's fled;
The thicket is beset; he cannot 'scape.
First Outlaw ♂
Come, I must bring you to our captain's cave:
Fear not; he bears an honourable mind,
And will not use a woman lawlessly.
Fear not; he bears an honourable mind,
And will not use a woman lawlessly.
Silvia ♀
O Valentine, this I endure for thee!
15 lines rendered verbatim from the dialogue corpus.
Who’s On Stage
Speaking characters in this scene
| Character | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| First Outlaw | 6 | 40.0% |
| Third Outlaw | 5 | 33.3% |
| Silvia | 3 | 20.0% |
| Second Outlaw | 1 | 6.7% |
Line distribution
The top speaker in this scene delivers 6 lines, while the scene’s average per speaker is about 4 lines.
Total speakers on stage
4 named characters speak in this scene.
Scene in Context
Position within Act 5
This is Scene 3 of 4 in Act 5 of Two Gentlemen of Verona.
Scene length vs. play average
At 15 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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