Project Gutenberg 1998-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 75 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William Cymbeline the PG Shakespeare Team, a team of about twenty Project Gutenberg volunteers "Cymbeline" by William Shakespeare is a play written during the early 17th century. It is a complex tale of love, betrayal, and the struggles for power, revolving around themes of honor and reconciliation. The story centers on Imogen, the daughter of King Cymbeline, who is caught in a tumultuous web of court intrigue, where she must navigate the deceit of others and the challenges of her own heart, particularly in relation to her banished husband, Posthumus. The opening of the play introduces us to the troubled environment of Britain under King Cymbeline, whose daughter Imogen has secretly married Posthumus despite her father's wishes. We see the King’s displeasure stemming from Imogen's choices and the banishment of her husband. The lively dialogue between two gentlemen reveals the court’s prevailing atmosphere of sorrow and tension. Meanwhile, the Queen, who is Imogen's stepmother, attempts to manipulate situations to her advantage, and we also meet Iachimo, who schemes to ruin Imogen’s fidelity. This sets the stage for the ensuing conflicts and character dynamics that will unfold as the narrative progresses. Overall, the opening establishes a rich context of emotional stakes and political jeopardy that drives the plot of "Cymbeline." (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fathers and daughters -- Drama Married people -- Drama Great Britain -- History -- Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D. -- Drama Britons -- Kings and rulers -- Drama Tragicomedy PR Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 243196 243129 2024-09-01T10:04:18.023760 2023-10-01T09:11:46.537484 text/html text/html 247870 2023-05-18T00:06:00 text/html 250517 2024-09-01T10:04:24.915198 application/epub+zip 249263 2024-09-01T10:04:19.213714 application/epub+zip 145024 2024-09-01T10:04:18.664735 application/epub+zip 338540 2024-09-01T10:04:28.019209 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 312725 2024-09-01T10:04:24.200191 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 207411 2022-09-01T11:20:23.191478 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 189940 189881 2024-09-01T10:04:16.846734 2023-10-01T09:11:45.250461 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 189750 2023-05-18T00:04:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17171 2024-09-01T10:04:28.156167 application/rdf+xml 7498 2024-09-01T10:04:18.775712 image/jpeg 1493 2024-09-01T10:04:18.720751 image/jpeg 216018 2024-09-01T10:04:18.047734 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia