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1 online resource |
| Summary |
Cymbeline tells the story of a British king, Cymbeline, and his three children, presented as though they are in a fairy tale. The secret marriage of Cymbeline's daughter, Imogen, triggers much of the action, which includes villainous slander, homicidal jealousy, cross-gender disguise, a deathlike trance, and the appearance of Jupiter in a vision. Kidnapped in infancy, Cymbeline's two sons are raised in a Welsh cave. As young men, they rescue a starving stranger (Imogen in disguise); kill Cymbeline's stepson; and fight with almost superhuman valor against the Roman army. The king, meanwhile, takes on a Roman invasion rather than pay a tribute. He too is a familiar figure-a father who loses his children and miraculously finds them years later; a king who defeats an army and grants pardon to all. Cymbeline displays unusually powerful emotions with a tremendous charge. Like some of Shakespeare's other late work-especially The Winter's Tale and The Tempest-it is an improbable story lifted into a nearly mythic realm |
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Ethan Hawke, Ed Harris, Milla Jovovich, John Leguizamo, Penn Badgley, Dakota Johnson, Anton Yelchin, Peter Gerety, Kevin Corrigan, Vondie Curtis-Hall, James Ransone, Bill Pullman, Delroy Lindo |
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Cymbeline.
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| SUBJECT |
Cymbeline (Shakespeare, William) fast |
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Britons -- Kings and rulers -- Drama
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Fathers and daughters -- Drama
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Married people -- Drama
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DRAMA -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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Britons -- Kings and rulers
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Fathers and daughters
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Married people
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Great Britain -- History -- Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D. -- Drama
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Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
Drama
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1785436074 |
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9781785436079 |
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