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The Winters Tale

The Winters Tale

Shakespeare, William

Hardcover

Literary CriticismGeneral DramaShakespeare

ISBN10: 1161481214
ISBN13: 9781161481211
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: May 23 2010
Pages: 154
Weight: 1.08
Height: 0.44 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
The Winter's Tale is a play written by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1610-11. It is classified as a romance, and is one of Shakespeare's final plays. The story is set in two kingdoms, Sicilia and Bohemia, and follows the story of King Leontes of Sicilia, who becomes convinced that his wife, Hermione, is having an affair with his best friend, Polixenes, the King of Bohemia. Leontes orders for Polixenes to be killed, and Hermione is imprisoned. However, the truth eventually comes out and Leontes is left to deal with the consequences of his actions. The play then jumps ahead sixteen years, where we see the consequences of Leontes' actions on his family and the people around him. The Winter's Tale is known for its themes of jealousy, forgiveness, and redemption, and is widely regarded as one of Shakespeare's most complex and intriguing plays.Paul. The Keeper of the prison, call to him: Let him haue knowledge who I am. Good Lady, No Court in Europe is too good for thee, What dost thou then in prison? Now good Sir, You know me, do you not?This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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