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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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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