Cymbeline (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: William Shakespeare
- First Published: 1623
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Tragicomedy
- Time of Work: First century
- Setting: Britain, Italy, and Wales
- Principal Characters: Cymbeline, The Queen, Cloten, Imogen, Posthumus Leonatus, Pisanio, Iachimo, Belarius, Guiderius, Arviragus, Caius Lucius
- Genres: Drama, Comedy, Tragedy, Tragicomedy
- Subjects: Ghosts or apparitions, England or English people, Kings, queens, or royalty, Italy or Italians, Greek or Roman times, Wales or Welsh people, Braggarts
- Locales: Wales, Rome, ancient, Britain, ancient
The Story:
Gullible Cymbeline and his conniving queen intended that his daughter Imogen should marry his stepson Cloten. Instead, Imogen chose the gentle Posthumus and secretly married him. In a fit of anger, the king banished Posthumus, who fled to Italy after promising to remain loyal and faithful to his bride. As a token of their vows, Imogen gave Posthumus a diamond ring that had belonged to her mother; in turn, Posthumus placed a bracelet of rare design on Imogen’s arm.
In Rome, Posthumus met Iachimo, a vain braggart who tried to tempt Posthumus by appealing to...
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