Silvia's determination and its effect. Notice how her call upon
Eglamoure for knightly service brings the action into the province of
Chivalry again.
Julia's office in the schemes of Protheus.
Is this Act dominated in its drift by the two women? How do they put their impress upon events?
Show how the villain Protheus is instrumental in bringing these two women together, and how this is equivalent to uniting against his evil policy, the good forces of the Play. The loyalty of Silvia to Julia considered as offsetting the falsity of Protheus to Valentine.
QUERIES FOR DISCUSSION
Is the most actively beneficial episode in this Act also the most charming.
ACT V
VALENTINE, SILVIA AND JULIA VERSUS PROTHEUS
What are the results of Silvia's flight?
Why does outlawry bring out the superiority of Valentine?