While there is no exact date of composition for Two Gentlemen of Verona, most scholars agree it is one of Shakespeare’s first plays. It is not as sophisticated in its dialogue or plot as other comedies, and Shakespeare seems to be trying some plot devices that he would use in later plays, such as a young woman disguising herself as a boy.
The first production date is unknown, but the play was included in Palladis Tamia, a 1598 chronicle of Shakespeare’s plays by Frances Mere. It was then printed in the 1623 First Folio. However, the first recorded production was in 1762 at Drury Lane in
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