The Two Gentlemen of Verona: Act 5, Scene 3
comedy
The frontiers of Mantua. The forest.
Scene Summary
Skip to text ↓The outlaws from the forest have captured Silvia. Eglamour ran when they attacked, leaving her behind. One of the outlaws reassures her that their captain (Valentine, though she doesn't know it yet) is an honourable man who has forbidden them to harm women. Silvia's only comment is 'O Valentine, this I endure for thee!' — she is in the forest because of love and says so plainly. The scene is a brief bridge leading directly to the final confrontation.
Enter Outlaws with SILVIA
First Outlaw
Come, come,
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.
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.
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.
SILVIA
O Valentine, this I endure for thee!
Exeunt