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Shakespeare plays LAUNCE, a servant

Illustration: Shakespeare plays Launce dressed in Elizabethan style. He looks down despairingly at his dog, who returns his gaze unabashed

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Launce recalls his family's distress when they learned he was travelling to Milan with his master – lamentations in which his dog obstinately refused to participate.
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Act 2 Scene 3

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