Shakespeare’s first play has everything: a love quadrangle, gender-swapping disguises, banditry, erroneous Italian geography, one beautiful soliloquy, and a bit with dog. Lamentably, Will and James conclude, beginner’s luck largely does not apply in “The Two Gentlemen of Verona,” a decidedly unromantic comedy centered around two women who deserve better than the titular bros with whom they end up. Intro Music: Jon Sayles, "The Witches' Dance" (composed by anonymous). Outro Music: Jon Sayles, “Saltarello” (composed by anonymous). Illustrative excerpts featuring Geoffrey Rush and Gwyneth Paltrow from "Shakespeare in Love," dir. John Madden (1998).