"Cymbeline" by William Shakespeare is a play from the Renaissance period that plunges into a world of passion, allegiance, deceit, and royal family troubles, especially centering on Cymbeline's daughter, Imogen, who finds herself caught up in both deeply personal and royal battles. At the play's start, the royal court is in chaos, filled with plotting and disagreement, where a pair of lords talk about how unhappy everyone is because Imogen secretly wed Posthumus, a noble who was then kicked out. Their talk shows just how tough things are when it comes to royal marriages, and how much tension there is between what people want and what their country expects of them. Imogen struggles with her dad's anger and her complicated feelings for Posthumus, while the Queen and other characters show what they really want as the story grows more dramatic, setting up the challenges that will test everyone's faithfulness and who they really are.
Cymbeline
By William Shakespeare
In a kingdom of secrets and lies, a banished nobleman and a defiant princess fight to reclaim their love against the treacherous schemes of a scorned queen and the heavy chains of royal duty.
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About the AuthorWilliam Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, three long narrative poems and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Shakespeare remains arguably the most influential writer in the English language, and his works continue to be studied and reinterpreted.
William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, three long narrative poems and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Shakespeare remains arguably the most influential writer in the English language, and his works continue to be studied and reinterpreted.
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