Proteus Richard III in the play "Henry VI, Part Three", in which the future usurper boasts: Shakespeare also names one of the main characters of his play "The Two Gentlemen of Verona" Proteus. Inconsistent with his affections, his deceptions have unraveled at the finale of the play as he is brought face-to-face with his friend Valentine and original love Julia: In 1807, William Wordsworth finished his sonnet on the theme of a modernity deadened to Nature, which opens "The world is too much with us", with a sense of nostalgia for the lost richness of a world numinous with deities: In
Proteus (watercraft) appearance in New York City is the 4th leg of a tour that began in San Francisco in January and will end in Washington, D.C.. Ugo Conti (Italian engineer and oceanographer who designed "Proteus") and his wife, Isabella Conti, are co-founders of Marine Advanced Research, Inc., a Silicon Valley-based firm that created the "Proteus" for $1.5 million. The "Proteus" has a maximum a speed of 30 knots (34.5 mph). Proteus (watercraft) Proteus is an experimental watercraft developed by Marine Advanced Research. It is the first vessel of the "wave adaptive modular vessel"-type (WAM-V). The vessel was developed by Ugo Conti.