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041 _aEnglish
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_bWIL
100 _aShakespeare William
245 _aThe Winter’s Tale /
_cWilliam Shakespeare
260 _aChennai :
_bMjp,
_c2017.
300 _a170 p. :
_bIll,
_c5.5 x 0.45 x 8.5 inches.
505 _aAct 1: The Seeds of Jealousy Scene 1: King Leontes of Sicilia suspects his wife Hermione and his friend Polixenes, King of Bohemia, of having an affair. His jealousy begins to grow irrationally. Scene 2: Polixenes prepares to leave Sicilia and return to Bohemia. Scene 3: Leontes secretly instructs his loyal lord Camillo to poison Polixenes. Act 2: Accusations and Tragedy Scene 1: Hermione is accused of adultery by Leontes. She denies the charges. Scene 2: Lontes imprisons Hermione and orders Camillo to abandon their newborn daughter, Perdita. Scene 3: Camillo helps Polixenes escape to Bohemia with Perdita. Act 3: The Consequences Scene 1: Hermione collapses in court after hearing about her son Mamillius’s death. Scene 2: Paulina, a noblewoman, defends Hermione’s honor. Scene 3: Leontes regrets his actions but believes Hermione is dead. Scene 4: Time passes—16 years later. Act 4: Pastoral Life Perdita grows up as a shepherd’s daughter in Bohemia. Florizel, Polixenes’s son, falls in love with Perdita. Polixenes disapproves of the relationship. Act 5: Reconciliation and Reunion Florizel and Perdita flee to Sicilia. Truth about Perdita’s birth is revealed. Hermione, thought dead, is discovered alive. Leontes and Polixenes reconcile. The play ends with forgiveness and a joyful reunion.
520 _aThe Winter’s Tale tells the story of King Leontes of Sicilia, who becomes irrationally jealous, suspecting his wife, Queen Hermione, of infidelity with his friend Polixenes, King of Bohemia. His jealousy leads to tragic consequences: Hermione is accused falsely and dies (though later revealed to be alive). Their young son, Mamillius, dies from distress. Leontes orders the abandonment of his newborn daughter, Perdita, who grows up in Bohemia unaware of her royal birth. Years later, Perdita falls in love with Florizel, Polixenes’ son, leading to eventual reconciliation and a joyful ending where Leontes is forgiven and reunited with his daughter and wife.
650 _aJealousy
650 _aForgiveness
650 _a Redemption
650 _aBetrayal
650 _aFriendship
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