
Cymbeline
Summary
"Cymbeline" by William Shakespeare is a play written around 1611. Set in Ancient Britain, it follows Princess Imogen, who secretly marries Posthumus Leonatus against her father King Cymbeline's wishes. When Posthumus is banished, a cunning Italian lord wagers he can seduce the faithful Imogen. Through deception, disguise, and mistaken identity, the play weaves together themes of innocence and jealousy with kidnapped princes, a scheming queen, political intrigue with Rome, and a series of tragic misunderstandings that threaten to destroy everyone involved. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Rights & provenance
Public domain in the USA.
EU distribution not verified
Subjects (10)
- Category: British Literature
- Category: Classics of Literature
- Category: Romance
- Category: Plays/Films/Dramas
- PR
- Tragicomedy
- Married people -- Drama
- Fathers and daughters -- Drama
- Great Britain -- History -- Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D. -- Drama
- Britons -- Kings and rulers -- Drama


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