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lucky092569
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Who was Imogen? What made her cruel step-mother wish her to marry her son?

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Posted by lucky092569 on Friday October 9, 2009 at 9:00 PM and tagged with cloten, cymbeline, imogen, posthumus, queen of england.

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  1. lit24
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    Imogen is the beautiful and wise daughter of Cymbeline the King of Britain. She incurs the displeasure of her father because she marries the low born Posthumus:

    "His daughter, [Imogen] and the heir of's kingdom, whom
    He purposed to his wife's sole son--a widow
    That late he married--hath referr'd herself
    Unto a poor but worthy gentleman[Posthumus]: she's wedded;
    Her husband banish'd; she imprison'd: all
    Is outward sorrow; though I think the king
    Be touch'd at very heart."

    The Queen and Imogen's villainous stepmother wanted her to marry her stupid son Cloten so that she could eventually become Queen of England.

    Sources:
    http://www.enotes.com/cymbeline/
    http://www.enotes.com/cymbeline/character-analysis
    http://www.enotes.com/cymbeline/imogen

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    Posted by lit24 on Friday October 9, 2009 at 10:03 PM