Written in the twilight of Shakespeare’s life, The Winter’s Tale is regarded as a problem play with good reason. A complex study of the nature of dualism, power, transgression and forgiveness, it ...
In “The Winter’s Tale,” Leontes, King of Sicilia, asks a favor of his pregnant wife, Hermione: persuade his childhood Polixenes, King of Bohemia, to extend his visit a few days. As a very pregnant ...