The Winter's TaleOne of the last plays Shakespeare penned on his own, The Winter’s Tale is a transcendent work of death and rebirth, exploring irrational sexual jealousy, the redemptive world of nature, and the magical power of art. Under the editorial supervision of Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen, two of today’s most accomplished Shakespearean scholars, this Modern Library series incorporates definitive texts and authoritative notes from William Shakespeare: Complete Works. Each play includes an Introduction as well as an overview of Shakespeare’s theatrical career; commentary on past and current productions based on interviews with leading directors, actors, and designers; scene-by-scene analysis; key facts about the work; a chronology of Shakespeare’s life and times; and black-and-white illustrations. Ideal for students, theater professionals, and general readers, these modern and accessible editions from the Royal Shakespeare Company set a new standard in Shakespearean literature for the twenty-first century. |
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Act 4 Scene actor Adrian Noble Antigonus Apollo ARCHIDAMUS audience AUTOLYCUS baby bastard bear beseech blood Bohemia Camillo child Cleomenes Cleomenes and Dion CLOWN comedy costumes court Cymbeline dance daughter death Dominic Cooke DORCAS Emilia Enter Exeunt Exit eyes father Florizel Folio gentleman give grace hand hast hath heart Hermione Hermione's honest honour in't innocence jealousy John Nettles Jonathan Bate king's lady Leontes Lines live London Times review look lord Mamillius MOPSA Noble on't oracle Paulina Perdita performance play play's Polixenes praise prince prithee production queen Richard Burbage role romance Royal Shakespeare Royal Shakespeare Company running scene seems sense SERVANT sexual Shake sheep-shearing SHEPHERD Sicilia song speak stage stand statue story swear tell theater theatrical thee there's things Thomas Middleton thou art thought tion to't Tragedy Trevor Nunn wife Winter's Tale