Cymbeline
Categories: Drama, Literature & Fiction
Set in ancient Britain, Shakespeare's late romance follows Imogen, daughter of King Cymbeline, who angers her father by secretly marrying Posthumus Leonatus, a gentleman raised at court. Banished to Italy, Posthumus is tricked by the boastful Iachimo into believing she has been unfaithful. A scheming queen, a sleeping potion, a disguise and two lost princes raised in the Welsh mountains complicate the story. It was first published in the 1623 First Folio.
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