The Winter's Tale is a Shakespearean comedy about King Leontes and King Polixenes. Leontes suddenly goes mad, accusing Polixenes of impregnating his wife, Hermione. After Polixenes' escapes being poisoned and Hermione gives birth to Perdita, the child is abandoned, Hermione dies and Leontes repents. Years later, Polixenes disguises himself to intervene and prevent his son Florizel from marrying a shepherd girl, who is actually Perdita. Eventually they all end up with Leontes, whose wife comes back from the dead and everyone celebrates, all is forgiven.
Although Romeo and Juliet is classified as a tragedy it more closely resembles Shakespeares comedies than his other tragedies The lovers and their battle with authority is reminiscent of As You Like It and The Winters Tale Characteristically those comedies concern themselves with the inborn unargued stupidity of older people and the life affirming gaiety and resourcefulness of young ones The lovers thread their way through obstacles set up by middle aged vanity and impercipience Parents are stu
Bad Intelligence The Consequences of Stubborn Leaders Leontes of Sicilia in William Shakespeares The Winters Tale and George Walker Bush 43rd President of the United States of America Leontes king of Sicilia in The Winters Tale is convinced that his wife Hermione has been unfaithful His belief in this remains unshaken no matter how many times or by whom he is told otherwise Those in a position of leadership are often loathe to change their stance on any subject This could stem from a fear of se
The Characters of Hermione Perdita and Paulina in The Winters Tale Although Hermione is one of the main characters we see very little of her in the play She is horribly betrayed by her husband but we never really see her feelings on the subject In many other plays Shakespeare uses asides and soliloquies to give insight into the characters mind Hermione must be having complex and very troubling thoughts but we never see them Hermione is in Act I Scene ii where she plays the perfect royal hostess