Project Gutenberg 2000-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 60 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William The Winter's Tale There is an improved edition of this title, eBook #1539 "The Winter's Tale" by William Shakespeare is a play written in the early 17th century, falling into the genre of tragicomedy. The narrative revolves around themes of jealousy, redemption, and the passage of time, primarily exploring the emotional turmoil of its central characters, particularly King Leontes of Sicilia and his unfaithful wife, Queen Hermione. At the start of the play, we are introduced to the contrasting realms of Sicilia and Bohemia through the dialogue between Archidamus and Camillo, setting up a backdrop of friendship and unresolved tensions. Leontes becomes consumed by a baseless jealousy, suspecting his wife Hermione of infidelity with his friend Polixenes, the King of Bohemia. This unfounded suspicion propels him into a spiral of accusations, ultimately leading to tragic consequences. The opening portion establishes the emotional stakes and foreshadows the unraveling of relationships, hinting at themes of loss, estrangement, and the possibility of redemption as the story unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fathers and daughters -- Drama Married people -- Drama Tragicomedy Castaways -- Drama Sicily (Italy) -- Kings and rulers -- Drama PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 208621 208630 2024-09-01T12:35:35.523278 2023-10-01T11:22:42.180145 text/html text/html 208614 208623 2024-09-01T12:35:35.750279 2023-10-01T11:22:42.370148 text/html text/html 124524 2024-09-01T12:35:41.580247 application/epub+zip 127031 2024-09-01T12:35:37.178266 application/epub+zip 127031 2024-09-01T12:35:36.351263 application/epub+zip 259334 2024-09-01T12:35:44.301217 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 240414 2024-09-01T12:35:41.018248 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 237672 2022-08-01T12:06:39.214689 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 169198 169226 2024-09-01T12:35:35.218310 2023-10-01T11:22:41.916132 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 161920 2019-05-21T11:11:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 66703 2019-05-21T11:11:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18500 2024-09-01T12:35:44.463252 application/rdf+xml 13363 2024-09-01T12:35:36.710258 image/jpeg 3364 2024-09-01T12:35:36.528265 image/jpeg 126167 2024-09-01T12:35:35.769266 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