Two Gentlemen of Verona is commonly agreed to be Shakespeares first comedy and probably his first play. A comedy built around the confusions of doubling cross dressing and identity it is also a play about the ideal of male friendship and what happens to those friendships when men fall in love.William Carrolls engaging Introduction focuses on the traditions and sources that stand behind the play and explores Shakespeares unique and bold treatment of them. Special attention is given to the stron