Cymbeline | Imogen
Imogen is the daughter of Cymbeline by a former marriage. She marries Posthumus, but the queen, Cymbeline's present wife, does not approve of the marriage that has left her son, Cloten, out of the picture. She plots to kill Imogen. Meanwhile, Jachimo, who has made a bet with Posthumus regarding Imogen's faithfulness, tells Imogen that Posthumus has been unfaithful to her. After suggesting that as revenge Imogen sleep with him, Jachimo tells Imogen he was only testing the virtue Posthumus has so highly praised. Jachimo then hides in Imogen's room, gathers some incriminating "evidence," and...
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