Author: | William Shakespeare | ISBN: | 9780141921624 |
Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd | Publication: | April 7, 2005 |
Imprint: | Penguin | Language: | English |
Author: | William Shakespeare |
ISBN: | 9780141921624 |
Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
Publication: | April 7, 2005 |
Imprint: | Penguin |
Language: | English |
The King of Britain, enraged by his daughter's disobedience in marrying against his wishes, banishes his new son-in-law. Having fled to Rome, the exiled husband makes a foolish wager with a villain he encounters there - gambling on the fidelity of his abandoned wife. Combining courtly menace and horror, comedy and melodrama, Cymbeline is a moving depiction of two young lovers driven apart by deceit and self-doubt.
The King of Britain, enraged by his daughter's disobedience in marrying against his wishes, banishes his new son-in-law. Having fled to Rome, the exiled husband makes a foolish wager with a villain he encounters there - gambling on the fidelity of his abandoned wife. Combining courtly menace and horror, comedy and melodrama, Cymbeline is a moving depiction of two young lovers driven apart by deceit and self-doubt.