Speed

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Speed is a witty, pun-loving servant and comic figure in Shakespeare’s play "The Two Gentlemen of Verona."

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Speed canonical 4

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Shakespearean character ⓘ
comic servant ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
alignmentInPlot supports Valentine ⓘ
appearsIn The Two Gentlemen of Verona ⓘ
appearsInAct Act I of The Two Gentlemen of Verona ⓘ
Act II of The Two Gentlemen of Verona ⓘ
Act III of The Two Gentlemen of Verona ⓘ
Act IV of The Two Gentlemen of Verona ⓘ
appearsInGenre romantic comedy ⓘ
appearsInMedium film adaptations of The Two Gentlemen of Verona ⓘ
stage productions ⓘ
television adaptations of The Two Gentlemen of Verona ⓘ
associatedWithCity Milan ⓘ
Verona ⓘ
characterTrait fond of puns ⓘ
observant ⓘ
talkative ⓘ
witty ⓘ
countryOfWorkOrigin England ⓘ
creator William Shakespeare ⓘ
dramaticCategory low-status comic character ⓘ
dramaticFunction comic relief ⓘ
employer Valentine ⓘ
fictionalUniverse The Two Gentlemen of Verona fictional world ⓘ
firstPerformanceEra Elizabethan era ⓘ
linked to: English Renaissance
genreOfWorkAppearsIn comedy ⓘ
hasDialogueForm banter with Valentine ⓘ
hasDramaticRoleType servant-clown ⓘ
hasOccupationInFiction servant ⓘ
humorType puns ⓘ
verbal wit ⓘ
includedInCanon Shakespearean canon ⓘ
languageStyle prose ⓘ
literaryPeriod English Renaissance drama ⓘ
medium stage play ⓘ
nationalityInFiction Italian ⓘ
notableFor comic commentary on love ⓘ
wordplay ⓘ
originalMedium theatre ⓘ
relationshipTypeWithValentine master-servant ⓘ
relationshipWith Valentine ⓘ
roleInWork servant ⓘ
servesAs Valentine's servant ⓘ
linked to: Launcelot Gobbo
stageTradition often played as quick-witted clown ⓘ
workApproximateDate early 1590s ⓘ
workAuthor William Shakespeare ⓘ
workLanguage Early Modern English ⓘ
workTitle The Two Gentlemen of Verona ⓘ

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