Colour picture of Navine Chowdhry as Claudio, act one, scene one.
Copyright © 2009 Photo: Andy Bradshaw
Back to list"war-thoughts have left their places vacant, in their rooms come thronging soft and delicate desires "
1.1.282-3
Title: A Lord of Florence
Sex: male
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Hometown: Florence
Job: Soldier, serving under Don Pedro (Prince of Aragon)
Often called: "the right noble Claudio" or "the most exquisite Claudio" or "Monsieur love!".
Personal philosophy: "Friendship is constant in all other things, Save in the office and affairs of love. Therefore, all hearts in love use their own tongues: Let every eye negotiate for itself, and trust no agent; for Beauty is a witch against whose charms faith melteth into blood." (2.1.160-165)
Reputation on the battlefield: "He hath borne himself beyond the promise of his age, doing in the figure of a lamb the feats of a lion" (1.1.13-15)
